This whole dispute is a political tug of war. Irans nuclear programme became public in 2002. In the past Iran had miscalculated and believed that the West could carry a credible stick as well as have generous carrots on offer. When The UN Security Council adopted six resolutions since 2006 requiring Iran to stop enriching uranium, expansive sanctions began to bite and harm Irans economy, but not to a point where its leaders had been compelled to negotiate a compromise with the P5+1. Iran continued to enrich uranium, saying it complied with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and insisted on enriching uranium for peaceful purposes. Nevertheless, Hassan Rouhanis election in June after running on a platform of achieving an easing of sanctions, had the supreme leader agreed to resuming talks with the six powers, which are risking a stab in the back by Israel and Saudi Arabia. The two notorious antagonists in the region are forging an unholy alliance to assuage their fear of a nuclear Iran. The recent détente between the Iran and the US does little to impress the hawks in the Congress, that clearly dont embrace full diplomatic and trading relations with Iran. Yet they should know that no Western government would support a military action against Iran - whether taken by Israel or the United States. The consequences of them acting alone would be grave.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:06:14 +0000
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