Turkey–Brazil Involvement in Iranian Nuclear Issue: What Is the Big Deal?

The Iranian nuclear stand-off is still a major issue in global politics. From international players like the European Union, the United States and the United Nations, to individual states, almost each country has its own stake in the issue. However, the recent deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil has not only changed the nature of the issue, but also the discussion itself. The deal has changed the nature because the one-sided dialogue between the international community and Iran is no longer relevant. Big players, like the US, have especially understood that it is virtually impossible to change the Iranian position given the years-long ongoing hard power rhetoric. The deal has changed the discussion itself because a global issue is no longer the playground of only the big players; now middle-sized states too want to have their voice heard and, indeed, have shown the power to do so. Both these changes have local, regional and global implications. Before discussing the implications, one needs to understand the sequence of events and what the content of the deal itself is.