http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).03
10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).03
Published : Dec 2021
Iranian Perspective for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
Iran has remained a controversial topic for many decades among the international actors as well as some regional actors of the Middle East. The nuclear program of Iran has been the center of U.S. attention, and thus Iran underwent various sanctions. It was not until 2015 that the doors to U.S. cooperation opened for Iran, only to be closed two years later in 2017 by U.S. President Donald Trump.This bolted all prospects of Iranian intentions for negotiating a similar deal for Israel to have a nuclear-weapon-free Middle East. Despite being subjected to various allegations and sanctions, Iran continues in its efforts to make the Middle East a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone. This initiative will open doors for various opportunities for the regional as well as the periphery states.
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Nuclear Free Zone, Neo-Liberalism, Iran, Middle East, U.S., Israel
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(1) Rida Tanvir
Ph.D. scholar, Quaid I Azam University Islamabad/Lecturer, Department of International Relations, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Qandil Abbas
Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid I Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Waseem Ishaque
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Tanvir, R., Abbas, Q., & Ishaque, W. (2021). Iranian Perspective for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI(IV), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).03
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CHICAGO : Tanvir, Rida, Qandil Abbas, and Waseem Ishaque. 2021. "Iranian Perspective for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (IV): 28-38 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).03
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HARVARD : TANVIR, R., ABBAS, Q. & ISHAQUE, W. 2021. Iranian Perspective for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI, 28-38.
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MHRA : Tanvir, Rida, Qandil Abbas, and Waseem Ishaque. 2021. "Iranian Perspective for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI: 28-38
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MLA : Tanvir, Rida, Qandil Abbas, and Waseem Ishaque. "Iranian Perspective for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI.IV (2021): 28-38 Print.
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OXFORD : Tanvir, Rida, Abbas, Qandil, and Ishaque, Waseem (2021), "Iranian Perspective for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (IV), 28-38
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TURABIAN : Tanvir, Rida, Qandil Abbas, and Waseem Ishaque. "Iranian Perspective for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review VI, no. IV (2021): 28-38. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).03