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Source: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-iran-ruined-nuclear-deals-everyone-17051
How Iran Ruined Nuclear Deals for Everyone
(National Interest) Behnam Ben Taleblu - Last summer's Iran nuclear deal establishes larger lessons for potentially problematic nuclear actors. The first is that steadfastness and even intransigence can lead the international community to accept domestic enrichment. The second lesson is that being a Western ally does not guarantee more flexible treatment when accessing nuclear technology. Key American allies that have previously limited their nuclear activities - like South Korea or the United Arab Emirates - have already noted that Iran has been permitted to sign a deal allowing it to develop industrial-scale nuclear capacity. As a Foundation for Defense of Democracies report last year noted, "Few countries...may be willing to accept greater constraints on their nuclear activities than were demanded of Iran." The writer is an Iran Research Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.