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Seeking Closure on the Iranian Nuclear Issue

(Foreign Policy) Aaron David Miller - When it comes to dealing with Iran's nuclear program, we may be living with great uncertainty for some time to come. Nobody wants war when sanctions and the prospects of diplomacy hold out even the slightest hope of changing Iran's course, least of all the U.S. A negotiated settlement is preferable, but even that may not be able to provide the kinds of iron-clad guarantees that will reassure the U.S., let alone the Israelis, that Iran has abandoned its nuclear-weapons aspirations. We have to get used to the fact that without a fundamental change in the Iranian regime, it's unlikely that we will ever reach this level of certainty and assurance. The writer is a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
2012-10-19 00:00:00
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