The US should 'treat the Islamic Republic as a truly sovereign state, with a right to the highest levels of technological sophistication it can attain'

"... For the current nuclear talks, the key question is whether the Obama administration can follow through on this recognition and treat the Islamic Republic as a truly sovereign state, with a right to the highest levels of technological sophistication it can attain—including in the nuclear arena.  If not, the options for the United States in the Middle East will be very poor indeed.  As Hillary told NBC,“The best case is that a nuclear deal becomes the catalyst for a ‘Nixon to China’-like opening between the United States and Iran,” said Leverett. “The worst case is that President Obama listens to the same cadre of Middle East ‘experts’ that have mislead the American people into disastrous military interventions—from Iraq to Libya.”..."