Iran and US Relations: The Nuclear Quagmire

"In sum, the Shah's Iran was neither respected nor liked in the region. [...]investing in promoting Iranian hegemony as a proxy for American power was at odds with the reality in the wider region." Washington had practically set up the Shah as a regional policeman who was willing to a...

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Published inDefence Journal Vol. 21; no. 11; pp. 13 - 19
Main Author Ahsan, Syed Junaid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Karachi AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd 30.06.2018
Subjects
Balance of power
Civil disobedience
Constitution
Demonstrations & protests
Diplomacy
Diplomatic & consular services
Exile
Experts
Extreme values
Government agencies
Hegemony
International relations
International relations-US
Leadership
Nuclear reactors
Petroleum
Presidents
Regional planning
Religious leaders
Riots
Israel
Iran
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Europe
Iraq
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Summary:"In sum, the Shah's Iran was neither respected nor liked in the region. [...]investing in promoting Iranian hegemony as a proxy for American power was at odds with the reality in the wider region." Washington had practically set up the Shah as a regional policeman who was willing to accept this position with its huge oil revenues. an over estimated supply of arms to Iran by the US was a partial factor for the driftof anti-american sentiment that sustains in Iran even to this day. experts believe that if the Shah had not been overthrown by the Iranians themselves in 1979, it is likely that wider regional opposition would have manifested to the Shah's ambitions as his plans became ever grander. for those reasons, Nixon's blank check and the policy package that resulted became extremely risky.6 In 1979, the right Wing ayatollah rohullah Khomeini returned from exile and became the Supreme leader in Iran as a religious guide and an interpreter, while the Shah was forced to flee Iran on the outset of pre-revolution arrangements. [...]the europeans believed that if the US withdrew from the deal it would be a big upset for european diplomacy for maintaining balance of power in the Gulf region. End Notes 1 By the time there was no constitutional position of Kingship in Iranian constitution, Mohammad raza Shah Pehlavi was self-proclaimed Supreme leader and King of the Iranian republic. 2 David Patrikrakos, The last days of Iran under Shah, 7 february 2009 3 Stephen Macglinchey, How the Shah Entangled America, The National Interest, 2 august 2012 4 Ibid. 5 Ibid 6 Ibid 7 Benafsheh Keynoush, The secret side of Iran-US relations since 1979, The Guardian, 10 July 2015 8 Mariun Karouny, Rice meet Syrian minister greets Iranian, reuters, 3 may 2007 9 Laura Figueroa Hernandez May 08, 2018 2:09 PM 10 Ibid 11 Mathew Kartschnig, Trump Nukes Europe's Iranian Dream, Politico, Berlin, 9 May 2018, https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-nukeseuropes- iranian-dreams/ 12 Ibid 13 Mark leonard, How Europe save the Iran Nuclear Deal, Project Syndicate, 30 april 2018, https://www.projectsyndicate. org/commentary/how-europe-cansave- the-iran-nuclear-deal-by-mark-leonard- 2018-04 14 Steve Inskeep, Born in the USA:
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