Even in a stable region, the prospect of an enmity as deep and long-standing as that of Iran and America coming to an end would herald wider change. In the Middle East, which has been in turmoil for the past two years, it seems bound to have an impact on almost every nation in the region, and on almost all the conflicts within and between those nations. If a rapprochement is really on the cards, a period of un- certainty heaped on uncertainty is in the offing-one that could conceivably lead to better relations all round, but might well provoke further vicious competition for hegemony.
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