Could reaching out to Iran be beneficial for the West?
The greatest threat facing the world today is the spectre of Islamist terrorism. Solving it requires the intelligent reach out to regional allies that can contain and defeat Sunni Islamism in co-operation with the West. Perhaps surprisingly, prime among these potential Western allies is Iran. Why Iran? Is it not a terrorist state? This is true to some extent. However the West has reached out to states associated with terrorism before- Saudi Arabia and Pakistan prominent amon