We did not tell him to cease and desist. It was a suggestion.

There's not much we can do.

That is the evidence. We look to the Iranians to desist from anything that they have been involved in the past, and also to use their very considerable influence with Hezbollah to ensure that this continued use of Hezbollah technology stops in Iraq,

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery.

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers. (Ephesians 1:16)

Cease to lament for that thou canst not help; and study help for that which thou lamentest