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Mission Impossible: Iran Is Too Powerful to Contain

| April 11, 2015

Fear of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran has brought together some unlikely partners. In private, the Saudi government allegedly expressed its willingness to work with Israel to prevent a nuclear Iran, while at the same time officially welcoming the news of an agreement between Tehran and the world powers.

It's no secret that some of Iran's Gulf neighbors and Israel are not favorable (to put it mildly) to an agreement on Iran's nuclear program. They fear that a deal will pave the way for the United States and Iran to become best friends, giving Tehran more clout in the region and making Washington less likely to bend over backwards for its Gulf allies and Israel....

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For Academic Citation: Esfandiary, Dina and Ariane Tabatabai.“Mission Impossible: Iran Is Too Powerful to Contain.” The National Interest, April 11, 2015.

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