Iran had put itself in isolation because of its radicalism, and after having helped the United States indirectly in the war against Iraq in 1991, the Iranians were hoping that they would be rewarded by being included in the post-war security architecture of the region.
Irán se autoaisló debido a su radicalismo, y luego de haber ayudado a Estados Unidos en forma indirecta en la guerra contra Irak, en 1991, los iraníes esperaban ser recompensados con la inclusión en la arquitectura de seguridad de la posguerra de la región.