This article addresses Iran’s socioeconomic situation and the Islamic Republic’s relations with the West and the European Union and criticizes US present policies towards Iran. Noting that many hold that the treatment of nuclear program should be conducted according to US policies towards Iran, the author argues that the failure of Europe and the United States to shape a consistent policy in this regard, the failure of the opposition to seriously struggle against the Iran’s regime and the adventurism by China, Russia, North Korea and Pakistan have placed Iran in a win-win-win situation. Therefore, the existing policy options including Washington’s consent with European negotiations with Iran, attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities and a big deal between the United States and Iran will not possibly terminate Iran’s nuclear program. The author presumes democracy as the Achilles’ Ankle for Iran’s government and the West’s focus on this issue in order to deal with Iran’s nuclear program and he believes that the nuclear program is the only instance in the past 15 years for which the Islamic Republic has been able to garner public and national support. Thus, in the author’s opinion, the key to the resolution of Iran’s nuclear problem is the future of the country’s democratic movement. The author continues to criticize the US sanctions against Iran as a failed policy.
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