What is the Jordanian position vis-a-vis Iran?
With Iran, Jordan allows itself to be more explicit in its criticism yet it remains cautious. It criticizes those who oppose peace, but not Iran directly. When Iran recently said that Bahrain was an Iranian province, King Abdullah went to Bahrain and stood by it, but since then criticism toward Iran has somewhat withered. Jordan’s issue with Iran and its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, is the destabilizing effect they have on the region by encouraging extremists. It is more the Iranian influence that bothers Jordan rather than Iran itself. Therefore, Jordan doesn’t want Iran to have nuclear weapons. With that said, it fears an attack on Iran, whether by the United States or Israel—and an Iranian response— even more. The reason is simple—Jordan, which sits between Israel and Iran, would get hurt in the cross-fire and from the potential surge of hatred in the region that this kind of attack on Iran might stir. What is Jordan’s policy regarding the rift between Fatah and Hamas? After Hamas’
