And if we can ride out another ten years through a diplomatic approach to solving Iran's nuclear crisis, then that country's demography also points to an entirely new beginning just over the horizon.

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Perpetuating the current crisis over Iran's nuclear program therefore makes good business sense.

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In the midst of the international crisis over Iran's nuclear program, journalist Ted Koppel spent three weeks speaking with people around that country.

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This represents a real threat to the U.S. If Iran goes nuclear the chances of facing a crisis similar to the 1962 Cuban crisis is higher.

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Saudi Arabia for talks with Saudi and Gulf Arab officials expected to focus on the crisis in Syria and fears about Iran's nuclear program.

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Talking about the Cold War, the crisis today that could attain the magnitude of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis is, of course, Iran's fulfilling its nuclear ambitions.

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"The developments in the Arab world and the crisis in the West's relations with Iran over the nuclear program has resulted in Afghanistan being relegated into a secondary issue for the U.S. and the West, " read one editorial in 8-Subh, the country's largest private newspaper, last month.

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The continuing crisis in Syria, Iran's closest ally in the Arab world, and the near-failed nuclear talks with the West could potentially make Iran vulnerable for a military attack.

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