For decades, the Iran nuclear program has been viewed through the lens of arms control, sanctions, and U.S.-Iran tensions. But there's another angle that deserves closer scrutiny — how Iran’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities has reshaped regional alliances and redrawn diplomatic maps in the Middle East and beyond. 🕊️ From Isolation to Influence: Iran’s Strategic Use of Nuclear Ambiguity Iran’s insistence on maintaining a nuclear program — claimed to be for peaceful purposes — has drawn global scrutiny, but it has also elevated the country’s geopolitical leverage. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) , a landmark deal between Iran and world powers, was not just about uranium enrichment levels and inspections; it was Iran’s entry card to assert itself as a regional power . According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) , Iran’s uranium stockpiles have recently surpassed limits set under the JCPOA. Tehran argues that this is in response to the U.S....