Iran’s Quest
Iran's foreign minister speaks out about what he views as the double standards that US foreign policy embodies. By portraying Iran as a threat to regional stability, the US is attempting to divert global attention from the consequences of its own failed policies, not only in Iraq, but also in Lebanon and with respect to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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A major shortcoming in today’s world is the persistence of a zero-sum sense of geopolitics. The world expected something different in the post-Cold War era to promote peace and stability. Instead, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, momentum swung toward a “global war on terror” that, in practice, became the rationale for maintaining a Cold War mentality and supporting strategies of preemptive war and regime change that have intensified insecurity, instability, and international terrorism.