US-Iranian Rapprochement: A Round of Lies

Broad analyses are circulating in the media as to the cause of the Iranian-American rapprochement. Some of them involve strange conclusions, which appear closer to wishes. It does not seem that this rapprochement is more likely than the already established reality. Hostility between the United States and Tehran’s regime is not an unexpected development, nor is it strategic, for their relationship is heavily burdened with mutual suspicion.

It doesn’t seem that U.S.-Iranian relations are developing into a strategic relationship. Regardless of Iran sending many letters and seeking to woo the United States, both have equally compounded their pain. Tehran’s regime also faces a dilemma in Syria, as its influence has visibly ended in the nation, land, geography and people of Syria — forever — and has become limited to several militias belonging to Assad that have no foreseeable future.

Another dilemma is the Iranian regime has brought up generations of Iranians on the idea that the regime is resisting, countering and hostile to the United States and that it is striving to bring about Palestine’s freedom. Meanwhile, the conditions for the Palestinians are deteriorating, and they are battling Syrians rather than Israelis, seeking Washington’s good graces. Another issue the regime is embroiled in is its nuclear schedule that they are unable to pull back from, fearing for their false image, but which they are not advancing either, all while ignoring international protests.

However, the most painful issue for the regime is its overwhelming defeat by having pledged to hand over Syrian chemical weapons to the United States or other forces nominated by Washington. This in itself is a defeat for both Iran and Assad’s regime because they have subjected themselves to the definitive orders of America. What this means is that the Iranian regime is not a peer to the United States and is unable to request a price for its rapprochement with Washington, other than to keep on surviving. Despite the fact that the Iranian regime is weak, subservient and defeated, it is up to the United States to be wise and not fall into the regime’s traps and deceptions.

Iran excels at manipulation and diplomatic trickery, which is why this nuclear game hasn’t ended for two years. It gives a little, then turns around and takes it away, then gives again, then turns back around breaking its promise. The games of Tehran’s regime are dangerous because the regime is turbulent, incites dissension and sows seeds of confusion in an already fragile region that is important both locally and internationally. The international community should be warned of the traps that the regime’s men have laid in their negotiations, and even in their promises. This is a critical issue given what we have witnessed in the history of the regime’s behavior and relationships, and the countless amount of discord and wars they’ve kindled in the region.