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.
Irani e kishte vendosur veten ne izolim per shkak te radikalizmit te vet, dhe pasi kishte ndihmuar Shtetet e Bashkuara terthorazi ne luften kundrejt Irakut ne 1991, iranianet po shpresonin se ata do te shperbleheshin duke u perfshire ne arkitekturen e sigurise pas luftes ne rajon.