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In this article the author discusses the political, economic and social similarities between the Soviet Union and the Islamic Republic of Iran. He is critical on Mikhail Gorbachev's economic, social and political reforms, which caused the collapse of the Soviet Union. He notes the value of the U.S. and Western allies' diplomacy to compel Iran to abandon its nuclear energy program. He adds that the U.S. military and the threat of nuclear annihilation reinforced the role of diplomacy.