As the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States continue to trade verbal jabs on Iran’s nuclear program, scholars and analysts are calculating the various scenarios that could possibly play out. Conversations have been exhausted as to whether or not Israel will attack. How will Iran respond? What effects will this have on the region? And, what should Washington do? It is the latter question which is key to the debate because from cyber-attacks to assassinations of Iranian scientists, it is the United States that has spearheaded all efforts to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions. These tactics prompt other crucial questions, such as what is Washington’s ultimate goal in Iran? How has this objective dictated American strategy? And why Iran is constantly portrayed as a threat and is increasingly becoming the centre of U.S. foreign policy discussions?