Originally Posted by
BVRAAM
NATO, given that we're the only major power who opposes Iran.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but NATO isn't a power. NATO is a coalition. When I was in it, there were 16 nations. There are now 30.
Back when Churchill was Prime Minister, or back when Victoria was Queen, the UK was a Power.
In the early 20th century, Germany was A Power.
In the Cold War, the US and the USSR were Powers, and the Five Powers of the World (USSR, UK, US, France, China) got together after WW II and created the UN to (very roughly) try and prevent WW III (given that cock up that was the League of Nations) and to do other things politically. (And this used to really irritate some in the "non-aligned movement" ...)
While NATO, when all of the 'we need to be herded' cats agree on a common purpose, can certainly wield power and influence (I fondly recall the CAOC in Vicenza) they are not "a Power" who oppose Iran. There is no unity of purpose.
Each of the sovereign nations in NATO have their own policies towards Iran. Pay attention here: Turkey is still a NATO ally. So too is Greece. And so too is France. Each has their own policy and historical relationship with Iran (or as some like to call it, Persia)
Suggest you not try and view this like a board game or an RTS. Reality is a lot more complicated. The cat herding was tough enough with 16 nations; with 30 it's likely surreal.