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Zbigniew Brzezinski: â€œUS military intervention in Iran will cause international chaosâ€

25 October 2012 15:58 (UTC +04:00)

He noted that, the idea that the US could somehow ensure Israelâ€™s future by imposing a new order in the Middle East â€“ through the forceful export of â€œdemocracyâ€ to both Syria or Iran â€“ was dangerous daydreaming:â€œAn explosive crisis in the region would have consequences elsewhere. The inevitable rise in the price of oil â€“ prompted by increased insurance costs even were the Strait of Hormuz forcefully kept open by the US navy â€“ would wreak havoc on Europeâ€™s financial recovery. Differences among European states would intensify. Russia would have little reason to accommodate America. It could feel free to press the Europeans to respect its geopolitical aspirations in Ukraine and even Georgia, in exchange for some concessions regarding the price of its energy exports.â€

According to him, in the absence of agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue, to continue tightening sanctions and pledge publicly that the US will retaliate against any threat by Tehran to any Middle Eastern state â€“ including Israel â€“ in the same fashion it would have responded to a Soviet threat to its allies during the cold war.