Any agreement with Iran would require consent from Israel and the Gulf countries, which do not share the same objectives. And the US cannot reach an accord with Pakistan without India’s consent, which America would be unable to force, especially given that it relies on India to counterbalance China’s growing clout in Asia.
但奥巴马仍然勉强地给出了可能的大谈判的条件。任何与伊朗达成的协议都必须经过以色列和海湾国家同意，而后两者的目标并不相同。美国也不可能在印度不同意的情况下与巴基斯坦达成协议，而印度是否同意并不由美国说了算，特别是在美国需要依赖印度制衡中国在亚洲的影响力的情况下。