redefining Iran's position; The key to reducing the crisis Hamid Malekzadeh, professor of political science at Kashan University, wrote in "Iran": Iran's main problem is not necessarily disrupting the international order, but achieving a position it deserves. A distinction must be made between opposition to the international order as a whole and dissatisfaction with the position defined for the actor within it. These cases show that Iran's behavior cannot be explained only in terms of opposition to the government order or attempts to disrupt it. If Iran and America understand the issue from such a point of view and instead of focusing only on Iran's dealings with the existing order, pay attention to the issue of Iran's place in this order, it will be possible to enter into a kind of compromise and a mutual process of action and reaction. The understanding that Iran's main problem is not necessarily opposition to the international order as a whole, but rather how to define and stabilize its position in this order, can help formulate a more realistic approach in relations between Tehran and Washington and pave the way to a more stable situation. Read the full text here.

redefining Iran's position; The key to reducing the crisis Hamid Malekzadeh, professor of political science at Kashan University, wrote in "Iran": Iran's main problem is not necessarily disrupting the international order, but achieving a position it deserves. A distinction must be made between opposition to the international order as a whole and dissatisfaction with the position defined for the actor within it. These cases show that Iran's behavior cannot be explained only in terms of opposition to the government order or attempts to disrupt it. If Iran and America understand the issue from such a point of view and instead of focusing only on Iran's dealings with the existing order, pay attention to the issue of Iran's place in this order, it will be possible to enter into a kind of compromise and a mutual process of action and reaction. The understanding that Iran's main problem is not necessarily opposition to the international order as a whole, but rather how to define and stabilize its position in this order, can help formulate a more realistic approach in relations between Tehran and Washington and pave the way to a more stable situation. Read the full text here.