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Eye on the World: cooperation between Iran and the world
The historically frosty relationship between Iran and Western powers, including the United States, could be warming up. News agencies reported an upbeat mood among officials and diplomats as Iran began a round of talks at the United Nations on Tuesday, offering to limit its nuclear development in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions. UN negotiators want Iran to take steps that will ensure it is never able to make nuclear weapons; Iran says it wants nuclear power only for peaceful purposes. The country’s newly-elected president, Hassan Rouhani, generally viewed as a moderate politician, has said he wants a deal within six months. Last month Rouhani made a phone call to US president Barack Obama, the first between American and Iranian presidents in a generation.
We can all pray for honest, constructive relations between countries. And we can pray about the relationship between Iran and the international community in a way that’s clear-eyed and productive.
First, it’s helpful to remember that all of humanity is truly united under the government of one good God. “‘Have we not all one Father?’” explains how starting our prayers from this standpoint can pave the way for healing responses to everything from dinner-table disagreements to international relations issues. As we glimpse the pattern of divine harmony in our own thoughts and lives, it’s no stretch to expect to see it reflected in diplomatic negotiations, as well.
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