As Washington assesses the economic and strategic costs of its conflict with Iran, one part of the calculation has received too little attention: A stable, free, and globally connected Iran could become one of America’s most consequential economic and strategic opportunities in the Middle East.
The fall of the Islamic Republic and the establishment of a national government in a free and stable Iran would be far more than a political transformation. By ending the rule of one of the world’s leading state sponsors of terrorism, it could weaken terrorist and proxy networks across the Middle East while opening one of the world’s largest underdeveloped markets to American companies.
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