Abstract
The recent P5+1 nuclear agreement with Iran has openeda new era of geo-politics in the region
and beyond. It has concurrently thrown up new challenges and opportunities rejuvenating oil
politics with Asia-Pacific as its locus. Mired in internal strife and tearing itself apart, the Middle
East is witnessing emergence of a new political order. Saudi Arabia may no longer be the key
regional arbiter in foreseeable future. Pakistan’s enduring cold war relationship with Washington
and revolution in Iran distanced the two countries. The unrelenting killing of Shias in Pakistan till
recently further widened the chasm between Islamabad and Tehran. The nuclear agreement and
ongoing strife and exceptionally muddled situation in the Middle East yearns for a new look
foreign policy by Pakistan. With realignments underway, firm political resolve by Islamabad to
accomplish the agreed points under NAP most expeditiously must be followed by imploring new
avenues for a closer and warmer relationship with Tehran. Failure to do so is fraught with risk to
Pakistan’s internal and external security.
Iram Khalid , Aiysha Safdar. (2016) Iran’s Nuclear Agreement: Rethinking Pakistan’s Middle East Policy, South Asian Studies, Volume 31, Issue 1.
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