The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a step in the right direction in building a diplomatic relationship with Iran and will assist in stabilizing the region beyond its non-proliferation benefits. Tensions between the West, especially with the US, and Iran has created an avenue for dysfunction where the two regions have been involved in a zero-sum geopolitical conflict that has sought to undermine each other and diplomatic relations as a whole. The deal between Washington and Tehran moves beyond its non-proliferation pact as a primary incentive and makes peace in the region a possibility by opening the conversation and dialogue between the two States. A Middle East where diplomacy is the norm will have significant prosperity in
