On Nov. 24, an agreement was signed between Iran and the major powers regarding Tehran's nuclear program. Some applauded the deal and others criticized it, yet the question on everyone's tongue is: What effect will this agreement have on regional states — especially Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, where Iran has great influence?
In other words, does this atmosphere of openness and cooperation — which led to an agreement in Geneva on an issue that had been disputed for decades — signify a change in Iranian foreign policy? Is Tehran giving up on its “resistance” strategy and its goal of exporting the revolution, which was a tenet of its foreign policy and which produced the tools that were supposed to implement this policy? These tools include first and foremost Hezbollah, Iran's military arm in Lebanon and recently in Syria. Has the talk of this Iranian-American deal paved the way for this agreement to go beyond conspiracy theories and focus on fundamentals or points of convergence in the parties' strategies?
