ABSTRACT
Iran’s nuclear dossier is the subject of a dispute that has drawn much international attention. The power void resulting from disintegration of the former bipolar world order; prevalence of a security-based discourse in international interactions after September 11, 2001; the transatlantic divide resulting from the crisis in Iraq; security-based doctrine of the United States and the strategy adopted by neoconservatives in 2005; efforts made by the Eastern countries to regain their lost power; concerns about the rise of new regional hegemonic powers; new developments in Central Asia and the Middle East; and a multitude of other indicators, especially international concerns about the potential threat of Iran’s nuclear capability to Israel’s security, are factors that have increased the sensitivity of Iran’s nuclear crisis. This existing situation has made the nuclear dossier the most complicated and even the most fateful political and international issue for Iran, following the imposed eight-year war with Iraq. Regardless of the end results of this crisis, it will directly affect the interests and national security of Iran and will impact all fields of activity in the country, including political, security, economic, international, and even social areas. Therefore, Iran’s nuclear dispute is among a few international issues that will directly affect the security and interests of Iran and those of big international and regional powers, both inside the country and at a global level.
