Iranian President\u00a0Hassan\u00a0Rouhani may appear to some in the West to be a revolutionary keen on transforming Iran into a proto-Western ally.<\/p>\n
That is far from the truth, however. What he would prefer is a slow and steady development towards a normal balanced nation-state. He is by no means a Liberal-Democrat. In other words, he is keen to avoid violent sudden change likely to cause disruption similar to that caused by the so-called \u2018Arab Spring\u2019<\/p>\n
As a result, of this gradual approach one should not see the nuclear framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1 as a first step in revolutionary U-turn in Iranian domestic politics.<\/p>\n
The agreement offer a real opportunity to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons but will not herald a new democratic dawn in which Iran respects all Human Rights as the International Community desires.<\/p>\n