Why the United States Doesn't See Iran as its Primary Threat

Sep 25, 2021 View Original Article
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  • Policy Leaning

    82% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -65% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Geography and the military factor make it a more viable partner for Iran.
59% : And even if Tehran did manage such an improbable feat, would success empower it to reach out and smite the New World?
56% : If Tehran covets an alliance with them, let's cheer it on.
53% : Most importantly, India is the resident hegemon of South Asia and overshadows Iran by diplomatic, economic, and military measures.
52% : : Iran is much in the headlines of late.
52% : Iran clearly boasts enormous capacity for mischief-making, it clearly relishes tweaking the Great Satan, and it has options.
52% : Tehran can court fellow opponents of American dominance, chiefly China and Russia, and bog down U.S. forces at a time when Washington prefers to apply itself to great-power competition in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic rather than some Middle Eastern bywater.
50% : If Washington did balk at dispatching naval forces to the Gulf region or its approaches, Tehran would have deflected U.S. efforts to project power; discredited U.S. alliance commitments to neighbors Iranian magnates wanted to cow; and in the process won the freedom to pursue power and influence by such means as clerical leaders saw fit to deploy.
49% : For example, Tehran will probably develop a modest nuclear arsenal over time.
45% : And without that overbearing power, it stands little chance of overawing others into bandwagoning with Tehran and doing the mullahs' bidding.
45% : And without that overbearing power, it stands little chance of overawing others into bandwagoning with Tehran and doing the mullahs' bidding.
44% : Iran falls short of hegemonic status even in the Middle East, and Washington has other priorities to address.
39% : What would the legendary geopolitics scholar, Yale professor Nicholas Spykman, say about the sputtering confrontation between the United States and Iran?
38% : Collectively, though, they field serious military power funded by oil wealth that -- unlike Iran's -- is unencumbered by economic sanctions.
36% : None of these Sunni Arab states could stand up to Iran in a one-on-one scrap.
31% : Yet Iran falls woefully short of hegemonic status.
30% : Iran is a troublemaker for sure.

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