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Originally Posted by SaskaBushFire
So if the U.S. are backing Isreal, who is backing Iran?
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Thats the million dollar question.
The Iranian position has not been as strong as it is now for quite some time.
In the Cold War days, central to Iran's foreign policy strategy was their ability to play one superpower off against the other to further their own aims.. But after 1991, they were unable to do so.
The evolving situation of world politics is creating an environment condusive to Iran's interests. An emerging China, a Russia hell-bent on re-attaining "First-Rank" power status, A nuclear North Korea and Pakistan and a queezy situation in the Middle East are all increasingly becoming players that can be used to manipulate the US hegemon, from their perspective.