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The Deeper Meaning of the Iran Nuclear Talks: ISIS, the Middle East and Beyond

| November 24, 2014

It's in Washington's interest to separate the nuclear talks from other regional crises; it's not in Iran's. But that's only as far as the nuclear negotiations are concerned. The region is disintegrating and even the merest coordination with Iran would make a difference.

Hardliners on both sides worry that their respective governments will agree to a "bad deal" to get the nuclear issue out of the way and focus on ISIS. That's because any meaningful engagement with the other side is predicated on resolving the nuclear issue first....

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For Academic Citation: Esfandiary, Dina and Ariane Tabatabai.“The Deeper Meaning of the Iran Nuclear Talks: ISIS, the Middle East and Beyond.” The National Interest, November 24, 2014.

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