The Iranian Dilemma

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Ever since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, relations between Iran and the West have increasingly deteriorated. From the US embassy hostage crisis to the recent reports of Iranian forces shooting down US UAVS (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) allegedly crossing into Iran over its shared border with Afghanistan, relations between Iran, the West, and allies of the West have come to a breaking point. Notably, recent threats made by the Iranian government threatening to shower Tel Aviv in a hail of missiles as well as threatening to station its naval forces near the United States exemplify the audacity of the Iranian government to “flex its muscles” and display its strength to the international community. Furthermore, recent Israeli Navy raids on ships attempting to enter the Gaza strip have revealed hidden shipments intended for Hamas militants laden with weapons manufactured in Iran. Among the weapons found were 122mm Grad rockets, the same rockets that were recently fired toward Israeli cities, namely Ashdod, in late October 2011. Iranian weapons were also found in the possession of Iraqi insurgents during the initial US lead invasion of Iraq as well as invasions by coalition forces in the years that followed.
So the question is, what do we do? Given the new information coming out of the Middle East regarding Iran and its steadfast progress in obtaining a nuclear weapon, it’s only a matter of time before it’s too late. Israel continually lobbies awareness of the Iranian dilemma in the international forum, but reactions from other countries have been mixed at best. Some countries, including Russia and China, remain ambivalent, likely due to the fact that they are the main weapons suppliers to the Iranian government according to classified US intelligence documents leaked on the Internet by websites including Wiki Leaks.

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