Rethinking Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

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Diplomatic disputes, sanctions, and calls for war have dominated relationships between Iran and the
West, furthering instability in a region that has been restructured by global power shifts, foreign interventions,
and popular uprisings, for better or worse. This paper argues and explicates how the concerns
over Iran’s nuclear program are largely based on a misreading of Iran’s current geopolitical and economic
interests, especially as they pertain to the industrial and energy sector, position in the region and
global order, history, as well as the current political climate. Following these arguments, this article tries
to outline policy-recommendations on how the US should integrate realities in regards to Iran’s nuclear
and economic interests in the region into a framework for policies that could construct mutually beneficial
policies.