To the east, Iran is locked in a dangerous game of nuclear brinkmanship with the United States and Israel.

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Iran's pugnacious game of nuclear brinkmanship is fueled by oil.

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Israel has little choice but to view the Iranian threat through the prism of the past 60 years in the region and take into account the record of brinkmanship by regional leaders seeking to enhance their public support, popular enthusiasm for nuclear weapons, and the strong influence of religious beliefs that sanctify risk propensity and martyrdom.

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If Moscow believes nuclear parity is threatened, it may be no more receptive to the take-it-or-leave it brinkmanship of the GOP leaders than to the soothing salesmanship of a lame-duck Bill Clinton.

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