LIGNET believes the current warming of ties between Iran and Pakistan is more of a marriage of convenience between the contiguous Muslim nations than anything else. Increasingly a pariah state, Iran is desperate for friends and Pakistan, still upset with American actions over the last year that resulted in the killing of Osama Bin Laden and a handful of Pakistani soldiers, is willing for the time begin to vent its anger by opening its ears to offers from Tehran. The new warmth between the two nations is likely to have little impact on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, but will be a major problem for Western interests if Pakistan’s relationship with Iran grows into something more down the road.