Iran - A Global Threat?

So as you all might know, there have recently been some tensions between Iran and the world:

Here are some articles to refresh your memory:
You don't have to read all of them, just read enough to get a general idea of what's happening.
http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/10/08/us-institute-iran-could-produce-enough-uranium-for-bomb-in-2-months/

http://rt.com/news/iran-enriched-uranium-talks-534/

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/world/middleeast/iran-denies-report-of-plan-to-end-nuclear-standoff.html?_r=1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/07/uk-warns-iran-more-sanctions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19735848

Cyber-warfare:

http://thehackernews.com/2012/07/iranian-nuclear-program-hit-by-acdc.html#_

Russia and Iran:

http://www.meforum.org/2690/russian-chinese-support-for-iran 

http://rt.com/politics/russia-iran-sanctions-un-cooperation-us-268/

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-03/russia-may-sell-s-300s-to-iran-if-syrian-government-falls

U.S. and Iran:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/obama-u-s-will-do-what-we-must-to-prevent-a-nuclear-armed-iran-1.466808

Israel and Iran:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19753800

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/ahmadinejad-tells-un-uncivilized-zionists-continue-to-threaten-iran-1.466845

Canada and Iran:

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19522744

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-iran-citing-safety-concerns-1.946127

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/09/08/f-iran-canada-diplomatic-relations.html

Results of sanctions:
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/07/iran-santions-suffering

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/1006/1224324957999.html