Since the United States has pulled out of the Iranian Nuclear Deal, most (if not all) our European allies have followed suit in limiting business to Iran. This has lead to the isolation of Iran, turning Iran into a sort of North Korea in terms of ostracization.
This forced isolation is a good thing as it keeps the radicals (indeed Iran is a radical nation) from, "infecting" for lack of a better term, mainstream society. This isolation has also stunted Iran's nuclear program as Iran is no longer getting the necessary materials needed to make atomic weapons (though they are most likely still trying). However Iran is also no longer getting raw materials to help rebuild its collapsing infrastructure. This lead many Iranian youth to protest the dictatorship of Iran a couple of months ago. As this infrastructure continues to disintegrate more protests if not open rebellions are almost certain to take place and the West must be ready to aid these groups (though this is a matter for another day). Another plus to the US pulling out of the Iranian Nuclear Deal and Europe turing it's back on Iran, is the more or less forced relationship being built between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Twenty if not ten years ago someone were to say that the Jews and the Arabs would be working together in the Middle East most of the world would laugh. Yet here we see the age old idea of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" being done to the benefit of not only the Middle East but also to that of the United States. Instead of American troops having to be sent there (a threat to lives and taxpayers) we see Israeli and Saudi troops working together in the region against Iran. Overall it would appear that everyone (save Iran) is benefiting from the US pulling out of the deal. - Jared Zimmerman (Originally published 2/8/19)
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