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Islam is increasingly becoming a factor in the politics of the wider Caucasus region, as Azerbaijan experiences a growth of religion in politics and Turkey and Iran compete for Islamic influence on their neighbors.
Though most states that want a nuclear weapon can get one through determined effort, the fact remains that most choose not to proliferate. Turkey is no exception.
Moscow believes that stringent international sanctions against Iran will not put an end to the Iranian nuclear program or turn the Iranian people against their government and will also fail to stave off an Israeli airstrike.
As speculation increases that Iran is inching closer to acquiring nuclear weapons, rhetoric regarding war may just be an effort to strengthen diplomacy.
A flurry of meetings in Washington and Brussels are about to be held on the subject of negotiating with Iran about its nuclear program. The focus of all the meetings is on doing diplomacy with Iran.
As the rhetoric between Israel and Iran continues to ratchet up, policymakers are working to solve the Iranian nuclear crisis. Any Israeli military attack on Iran could lead to catastrophic economic and security implications for the United States.
The November 2011 International Atomic Energy Agency report suggests that the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program and Tehran's lack of cooperation with the international community leave little doubt that Iran aims to become at least a nuclear threshold state.
Despite increased tension between the United States and Iran, it is highly unlikely that Iran would commit an act of terror on U.S. soil because of the devastating repercussions Tehran would face.
Thirty-three years after the revolution, under a reeling economy, the leaders of Iran are struggling to maintain the viability of the Islamic Republic and are increasingly turning to the military instead of the mosque to do so.
Ten years after the Bush administration declared Iran has a member of the “axis of evil,” U.S.-Iranian relations seem to be at their lowest point in over thirty years.
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