Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrives at the UN General Assembly this week in the context of a new convergence in Russia-Iran ties on Syria and the prospect of a new chapter in US-Iran relations.
There are good reasons for the United States to be skeptical and vigilant in dealing with Russia and Iran on Syria or anything else. There are also good reasons to seize a potentially historic opportunity. The successful implementation of the US-Russia chemical weapons framework, the convening of the Geneva II conference on Syria and progress in talks over Iran’s nuclear programs, which are all in play, would be among the most significant foreign policy achievements of the Obama administration, with implications well beyond Syria.
