While Iran has been using its drive for nuclear power to realign the balance of power in the Middle East , and trying to reinsert itself into issues of regional security that took a back seat after the Islamic revolution of 1979 , Sunni Muslim leaders fear that their neighbor is trying to hem them in with a sphere of influence stretching from Iraq to Syria , Lebanon and Gaza .
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