Israel has had mostly agreeable relations with the Sunni Arab states for some time now, as they and the United States all fear an empowered Iran. Iran certainly has the capacity to be the region’s most powerful state. While it's currently sidelined on the world stage, it used to have extremely favorable relations with the United States, even owing the creation of its nuclear program in the 1950s to the U.S. Additionally, Iran has a significant amount of natural resources, having the second largest natural gas, and fourth largest oil reserves in the world. Iran also has a dense and effective...