Could the U.S. Normalize Relations with Iran?
In reality, there are important reasons why the U.S. might cautiously move to normalize relations with Iran, despite today’s rhetoric. From the standpoint of the imperialist world order, the oil-rich Middle East requires a power capable of acting as guarantor of Western interests, one that can police populations throughout the region. Israel, alone, can’t do it, even if it had the resources to maintain a big enough military machine – which is not the case. Egypt, the next closest U.S. military auxiliary in the Middle East, is much too far away to play such a role, and its regime is probably not very stable either. Finally, the new U.S.-backed regime in Iraq, incapable of maintaining any kind of order at home, certainly can’t be used any time soon as a regional policeman. In fact, it may not be able to prevent the breakup of Iraq itself. Then there is Saudi Arabia. It is still the largest U.S. oil supplier and a pillar of the imperialist order. Yet it looks increasingly like a powder ke
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