The Obama administration appears to be considering what has so far been unthinkable — viewing Tehran as Washington’s future strategic ally in West Asia.
Iran has been drawn into a new round of sabre-rattling after its President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denounced Israel as “totally racist” at a recent international conference in Geneva.
Soon after, Israel’s military chief, Gaby Ashkenazi, warned Iran that the Israeli army was “capable of striking the farthest enemy.” Iran’s parliamentary Speaker, Ali Larijani, shot back, saying Israel would meet with a crushing response. He warned that countries dependent on the United States should not speak to Iran with a “loud voice.”
It is unlikely that the Israeli bombast will impress the Iranians much. By now, they have sensed that that the U.S., Israel’s chief ally, is making fundamental changes to its policy in the region. Transitioning from the Bush era perception of Iran as the hub of regional instability, the Barack Obama administration appears to be considering what has so far been unthinkable — viewing Tehran as Washington’s future strategic ally in West Asia.
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