U.S., Iran relations

Amid tensions between the United States and Iran, Condoleezza Rice is looking to solve discrepancies between the two nations.

Rice offered to open communication last Wednesday, as well as increase trade to Iran if they would abandon their nuclear ambitions.

The U.S. must continue to work towards stabilizing relations with Iran instead of continuing practices that allow a possible nuclear problem.   

Although this has historically failed, the country needs to be persistent in being the forerunner in communication with Iran.

The U.S. has tried to develop a power attack with other countries against Iran, however this is the opposite of a negotiation track. It is sending mixed signals and causing even more instability in the Middle East. The situation appears to be deadlocked.

Iran argues that its goal for growth is nuclear energy, while the United States argues that what Iran is doing is against international law. However, our country to realize that the primary goal is to stabilize relations and that

Iran is not going to back down. The country needs to find a new way to approach the situation.
While other countries are siding with the United States, it is the U.S. that is leading the charge, as well as heading the sanctioning of Iran. Because we are leading the fight against nuclear energy in Iran it is important to be persistent.

Sen. Joseph Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, offered the wisest counsel to the administration when he called for the Bush Administration to abandon talk of “regime change” and adopt a strategy focused on “conduct change.”

This change are the negotiations that Rice is trying to pursue and what needs to continue.