US needs support from rivals to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions

A nuclear-armed Iran seems almost inevitable. With such an unpredictable and corrupt individual like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the helm, the United States faces a tough situation.

The American hegemony should be used to court other nations to pledge their support against nuclear weapons in Iran.

The Iranian government has shown its refusal to work with the U.S. and other nations to reduce its supplies of nuclear weapons-making material and an overall refusal to comply with any wishes from this country or the United Nations.

It is time for America to let bygones be bygones and unite with its former adversaries to combat Iran's nuclear threat.

The U.S. diplomatic relations with other global powers have been somewhat rocky in recent years – China and Russia being two of the most important.

China and Russia are both large global powers that the U.S. has had awkward and trivial relationships with in the past.

China and the U.S. had warm relations during the Cold War when they united against the Soviet Union's threats of a global arms race.

Since then, things have not run as smoothly.

China's transition to a mixed economy has proven economically prosperous and helped them to maintain good economic standing during the financial crisis.

Since the days of Deng Xiaoping, China has moved away from western cultural influences, and its government is becoming increasingly more arrogant. The nuclear threat from Iran is too real for these bumptious feelings to continue from both China and the U.S.

The other key country with which the U.S. must unite in order to combat nuclear threats from Iran is Russia.

Russia is no longer the Soviet Union.

The scepticism and trepidation many people in the U.S. associate with Russia needs to stop.

The days of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin are long gone, and it's time for Russian-U.S. diplomatic relations to be restored. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the U.S. have begun to establish a more diplomatic relationship.

Both countries are powerful nations with the capabilities of uniting against nuclear threats detrimental to the global community as a whole.

Rebuilding the bridges burned during the Cold War is a must if the U.S. wishes to send a clear message to Iran: what it is doing is wrong and goes against the wishes of many nations.

Iran's government is not likely to cooperate with peaceful U.N. resolutions and sanctions. Since the U.N. doesn't have any real power to actually enforce any harsh and convincing punishments, the sanctions placed on Iran are merely a slap on the wrist.

Iran is going to continue to annoy the U.S. and begin the Uranium enrichment process necessary to make weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. can use this chance to bring about a global unity.

Under the Bush administration, the U.S. was seen as a self-righteous country that wanted to impose its values on everyone else.

It's time to change that. It's time for our country to step up and diplomatically unify other countries against the growing nuclear threat from Iran.

The U.S. is still the primary hegemony state in the world and should use this to its advantage.

Swift action must be taken to ensure the support of these other nations when combating the Iranian nuclear threat.

These preventative measures will help ensure that a military option will be off the table and a last resort.

Our country can't afford to finance another war with manpower or money.

Nobody in this country wants to see another situation like the current Iraq war.

When we stand together, we can stand down the greatest threats to our nation and the world.