Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 62 arch enemy 59 archenemy 52 ally 51 closest ally 49 adversary 47 allies 46 archrival 45 nuclear ambitions 45 arch rival 45 nemesis 44 increasingly assertive 44 rival 43 staunchest ally 42 mortal enemy 42 staunch ally 42 adversaries 42 former colonial ruler 41 Iran 41 Islamic republic 41 hardliners 40 atomic ambitions 40 longtime nemesis 39 arch nemesis 39 bitter rivals 39 Tehran denies 39 atomic arsenal 39 tormentor 39 renegade province 39 existential threat 38 superpower 38 normalized relations 38 Ahmedinejad 38 mend ties 37 protege 37 Syria 37 Great Satan 37 heighten tensions 37 normalize ties 37 nemeses 36 foe 36 Tehran 36 Teheran 36 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 36 rivals 36 strongman 36 hard liners 36 despot 35 atomic weapons 35 normalizing relations 35 breakaway regions 35 clerical regime 35 foes 35 Hamas rulers 35 pariah 35 enemies 35 rulers 34 nuclear arsenal 34 rapprochement 34 archrivals 34 hegemony 34 ease tensions 34 hardline 34 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 34 Ali Khamenei 34 protégé 34 authoritarian regime 34 fomenting violence 34 normalize relations 34 hardliner 34 North Korea 34 counterweight 33 Shi'ite militias 33 arch rivals 33 autocrat 33 UN Security 33 US backed 33 oppressor 33 autocratic regime 33 rogue regimes 33 punitive sanctions 33 plutonium producing 33 Soviet satellites 33 fiercest rivals 33 superpowers 33 veto wielding 33 conciliatory gesture 33 vehemently denies 33 stooge 33 oblique reference 33 imperialist 32 evil empire 32 imposing sanctions 32 tyrant 32 atomic watchdog 32 fomenting 32 diplomatic overtures 32 powerbroker 32 antagonist 32 diplomatic ties 32 tormentors 32 reclusive communist