If Tehran insists on combining the Persian imperial tradition with contemporary Islamic fervor, then a collision with America … - Henry A. Kissinger

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If Tehran insists on combining the Persian imperial tradition with contemporary Islamic fervor, then a collision with America and, indeed, with its negotiating partners of the Six is unavoidable. Iran simply cannot be permitted to fulfill a dream of imperial rule in a region of such importance to the rest of the world.

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