The Iran Deal and Its Consequences

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Author(s) Henry Kissinger, George Shultz
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date April 7, 2015
URL http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-iran-deal-and-its-consequences-1428447582
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Quotes-start.png With the recent addition of Yemen as a battlefield, Tehran occupies positions along all of the Middle East’s strategic waterways and encircles archrival Saudi Arabia, an American ally. Unless political restraint is linked to nuclear restraint, an agreement freeing Iran from sanctions risks empowering Iran’s hegemonic efforts. Some have argued that these concerns are secondary, since the nuclear deal is a way station toward the eventual domestic transformation of Iran. But what gives us the confidence that we will prove more astute at predicting Iran’s domestic course than Vietnam’s, Afghanistan’s, Iraq’s, Syria’s, Egypt’s or Libya’s? Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Plan is beneficial on the topic Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

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