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Little Progress in Post-Deal U.S.-Iranian Relations

(National Interest) Mohammed Nuruzzaman - The nuclear deal with Iran addressed some short-term concerns and issues in U.S.-Iranian adversarial relations, while leaving a host of deeper political and strategic problems unresolved. The lack of progress in post-deal U.S.-Iranian relations speaks of deep political, ideological and strategic divergences, which are not necessarily reducible, between the two adversaries. Politically, Iran and the U.S. stand poles apart: the U.S. proclaims itself a free and open society, while Iran is led by a Supreme Leader with strict adherence to Islamic rules, norms and values. The writer is associate professor of international relations at Gulf University for Science and Technology in West Mishref, Kuwait.
2016-07-27 00:00:00
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