Turkey–Brazil Involvement in Iranian Nuclear Issue: What Is the Big Deal?

Mehmet Ozkan

Archive data: Person was Visiting Fellow at IDSA from 12 July-15 October 2010 Mehmet Ozkan is a PhD Candidate at Sevilla University, Spain, and his work focuses on the role… Continue reading Turkey–Brazil Involvement in Iranian Nuclear Issue: What Is the Big Deal? read more

The Iranian nuclear stand-off is still a major issue in global politics. From international players like the European Union, the United States and the United Nations, to individual states, almost each country has its own stake in the issue. However, the recent deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil has not only changed the nature of the issue, but also the discussion itself. The deal has changed the nature because the one-sided dialogue between the international community and Iran is no longer relevant. Big players, like the US, have especially understood that it is virtually impossible to change the Iranian position given the years-long ongoing hard power rhetoric.