Nuclear Negotiation With Iran Threatened By Syrian Conflict

Nuclear Negotiation With Iran Threatened By Syrian Conflict

A United States led military intervention in Syria could bring a total shut down to negotiation on nuclear research done by Iran and give anti-U.S. politicians in the country the upper hand against the President Hasan Rouhani who’s main direction was that of improving relations with the West.

After the White House confirmed that it holds it evident that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people in the August 21st attacks on a Damascus neighborhood, the international community fears that peaceful negotiations with Iran on the way it uses its nuclear research could be compromised if a military intervention in Syria is authorized.

General Masoud Jazayeri, the deputy commander-in-chief of Iran’s military forces said this Monday that a line would be crossed if Syria’s borders are violated. Other important political figures said that the Iran backed Hezbollah and the Syrian army would use ballistic missiles on U.S. warships in the Mediterranean.

While Iran wouldn't start a direct war with NATO forces, the possibility of negotiation on its uranium enrichment program would be all but zero. It would discredit the efforts of the more moderate new president Hasan Rouhani and sideline his western educated technocratic government in favor of more conservative anti-western politicians and could mark a total collapse of communication between Iran and the U.S.

Posted by James Fried on Wednesday August 28 2013, 3:32 AM EST. Ref: wsj. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0