Main areas of conflict between Iran and US
1. Iranian sponsorship for emancipation movements that US called them as “Terrorist groups” like Hamas, Hizbollah and shiite groups in Iraq and other Arabic countries like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
2. Iranian nuclear program
3. Entity of Zionist regime: Iran has not recognized Israel s right to exist, Us supported Israel because of its benefit.
4. Iranian alleged violation of human rights.
5. Concerns over spread of Iranian Islamic revolution to Arabic countries.
6. Natural conflict between Iranian Islamic revolution and Us liberalism values.
Iranian sponsorship for emancipation movements that US called them as “Terrorist groups” like Hamas, Hizbollah and shia groups in Iraq and other Arabic countries like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by Islamic Revolutionary Guard .
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was created following the 1979 revolution to protect and promote the objectives of the revolution. As a foreign force, they have exported that revolution, by training Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and other groups.
Hizbullah
Hezbollah (which means Party of God, in Arabic), an Islamist Shiite militia based in Lebanon, is a direct product of Iran. It was formally established in 1982 following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
Iran funds, arms and trains Hezbollah, in large part through the IRG. The relationship between Iran and Hezbollah is not entirely transparent, so it is not clear whether Hezbollah should be considered a full proxy for Iranian intentions.
Hamas
And on the other hand Iran's relationship with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has not been constant over time. It has, rather, waxed and waned according to the interests of Iran and Hamas at different times since the late 1980s.
Iran's relationship with Hamas began in the 1990s; it was around this time that Iran's interest in exporting revolution coincided with Hamas' rejection of compromise with Israel. Iran has been alleged to provide funding and training for Hamas since the 1990s.
Iran did pledge to help fund the Hamas led Palestinian government after its parliamentary win in January 2006.
Us government called these group as terrorist group and named Iran as a main supporter of these groups.
Iran nuclear program
The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program.[1] The support, encouragement and participation of the United States and Western European governments in Iran's nuclear program continued until the 1979 Iranian Revolution that toppled the Shah of Iran.
After that the Iranian government temporarily disbanded elements of the program, and then revived it with less Western assistance.
In 2006 Ahmadi Nijad announced that Iran finally achieved nuclear technology and named itself as a nuclear player.
After that Iranian officials insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and they want to use it for generation of electricity and medical treatment.
But western country specially Us government claimed that Iran wants to make nuclear weapon.
There are three opinions for Iranian nuclear program:
The Iranian viewpoint
Iranians feel its valuable oil should be used for high-value products, not simple electricity generation. "Petroleum is a noble material, much too valuable to burn … Iranian believe that they need 23,000 megawatts of electricity using nuclear plants," And to use it for medical treatment.
Middle Eastern views
Middle Eastern countries specially Arab countries believe that Iran want to be a nuclear power in the region as they can not reach it. So Sunni Arab governments are so anxious about Iran's nuclear progress that they would even, support a United States military strike against Iran.
Us and Israeli views
Israeli officials publicly describes Iran's nuclear program as an "existential threat" to Israel, and Israeli leaders assert that all options are kept open in dealing with Tehran specially military strike on Iran.
Iranian alleged violation of human rights
Us government claimed that it is concerned about what it called Islamic Republic of Iran’s recent crackdown on human rights groups such as mass media and journalists after presidential election last year.
Also Us officials urge Iran to release Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, the three American hikers detained along the Iran-Iraq border, so they may be reunited with their families.
They also claimed that Iran violate international human rights norms include: harsh penalties for crimes; punishment of "crimes" such as fornication, homosexuality; execution of offenders under 18 years of age; restrictions on freedom of speech, and the press, including the imprisonment of journalists; unequal treatment according to religion and gender in the Islamic Republic's constitution.
But Iran rejects human rights criticism and told a United Nations body that it fully respects human rights, denouncing concerns raised by the United States, Britain and France as political gestures amid a wider nuclear standoff.
Natural conflict between Iranian Islamic revolution and Us liberalism values.
Despite of above issues, Natural conflict between Iranian Islamic revolution and Us liberalism values is not a soluble problem.
Distinction between Islam and liberalism refer to differences into political theory Specially Iranian Islamic revolution stated that authority in the state comes from the God that devolved to supreme leader. But liberalism believes that human being is the source of authority in the country.
After revolution 1979, Iran rejected some liberalism values exactly this issue.
Entity of Zionist regime: Iran has not recognized Israel s right to exist, Us supported Israel because of its benefit.
This issue may be the main area of conflict between Iran and US as many analysis announced that if this problem solved, both countries finally can reach an agreement together.
Iran–Israel relations have shifted from close ties between Israel and Iran during the era of the Pahlavi dynasty to hostility since the Islamic Revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Iran has severed all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel, and its government does not recognize Israel as a country and refers to its government as the "Zionist regime". The land is referred to by Iran as "Occupied territories".
Regarding to significant influence of Zionist lobby in the us government to shaping principls of foreign policy, Us imposed various sanctions against Iran.
We have seen some peace processes between Israel and Palestine as we consider below
Oslo Accords (1993)
In 1993, Israeli officials led by Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leaders from the Palestine Liberation Organization led by Yasser Arafat strove to find a peaceful solution through what became known as the Oslo peace process. A crucial milestone in this process was Arafat's letter of recognition of Israel's right to exist. In 1993
Camp David Summit (2000)
In July 2000, U.S. President Bill Clinton convened a peace summit between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Barak reportedly offered the Palestinian leader approximately 95% of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as Palestinian sovereignty over East Jerusalem,[13] and that 69 Jewish settlements (which comprise 85% of the West Bank's Jewish settlers) would be ceded to Israel. Arafat rejected this offer. President Clinton reportedly requested that Arafat make a counter-offer, but he proposed none
Road Map for Peace
One peace proposal, presented by the Quartet of the European Union, Russia, the United Nations and the United States on September 17, 2002, was the Road Map for Peace. This plan did not attempt to resolve difficult questions such as the fate of Jerusalem or Israeli settlements, but left that to be negotiated in later phases of the process. Israel did not accept the proposal as written but called out 14 "reservations" or changes before they would accept it which were unacceptable to the Palestinian leadership. The proposal never made it beyond the first phase, which called for a halt to Israeli settlement construction and a halt to Israeli and Palestinian violence, none of which was achieved.
There are some other failed attempt between 2 sides but another solution is underway recently is two state solution
The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the consensus solution that is currently under discussion by the key parties to the conflict, most recently at the Annapolis Conference in November 2007. It is supported by other international figures and agencies, such as Pope Benedict XVI
A two-state solution imagines two separate states in the Western portion of the historic region of Palestine: With Israel remaining a Jewish state, and the establishment of another Arab state to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Some polls consistently showed respectable Israeli and Palestinian majorities in favor of a negotiated two-state solution.
Recently Egypt and Jordan are concerned about the possibility of having to retake responsibility for Gaza and the West Bank. In effect, the result would be Gaza returning to Egyptian rule, and the West Bank to Jordanian, referred to as the Three state solution
Us frequently vetoed resolutions supporting the two state solution based on the pre-1967 lines but they are supported this solution on borders that Israelis leaders want to be.
On the other hand Iran maybe support two state solution
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has recognized Israel's right to exist for the first time, saying it would be "fine with us" if the Palestinians reached a two-state solution
Asked if he would support an agreement between the Palestinians and Israel, he said: "Whatever decision they take is fine with us. We are not going to determine anything. Whatever decision they take, we will support that.
"We think that is the right of the Palestinian people, however we fully expect other states to do so as well."
Main Iranian solution of Israel-Palestine conflict: Most democratic solution
Iranian government has suggested the most democratic solution to solve the conflict. It asked Israel to let Palestinian refugees to come back home and an independent election about future of the political system can be held through all people who live in this territory such as Jews and Arabs.
by Mohammad Reza Shalbaf
