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Tit for Tat: Dealing with Iran

sherry — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A few weeks ago, I wrote “With Republican candidates debating and issuing policy statements, one might be led to believe there is currently no foreign policy concern more threatening to the United States than a nuclear Iran. With the exception of Ron Paul, the candidates seem to indicate that our military should be poised to attack Iran.”

Iran's New Minister of Foreign Affairs

mentman — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The firing of Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran should not be much of a surprise. There were indications of policy differences between the foreign minister and the president.

U.S. Policy toward Iran

sherry — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Economic difficulties in Iran have been increasing, partially due to Western sanctions but mostly due to economic mismanagement and corruption by the regime. Iranian policymakers will soon need to rescind and remove subsidies on products as varied as gasoline, bread, sugar, and electricity.

Iran’s Latest Protests

pfrank — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The latest events in Iran (the death of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, whom many considered the reformists’ spiritual leader; the unrest and brutal behavior of the regime’s thugs; the show trials; and the revelations about rape, torture, and executions) are symptoms of a tectonic shift in Iran’s political environment.

Iran's Nuclear Negotiations and the West

pfrank — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

During the past seven years of negotiations between the Western powers and Iran, Iran has persistently claimed that its uranium enrichment and heavy water reactor facilities are aimed at producing nuclear fuel for power generation. The Western powers, however, suspect that the program is intended to develop nuclear weapons.

Iran and Nuclear Diplomacy

pfrank — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: Does Iran desire and is it on the verge of developing a nuclear weapons capability?

Iran at the Crossroads

ian — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The election demonstrations and civil unrest has its roots in Iran’s poor economic condition as well as in the Ahmadinejad administration’s intentional grab for control over economic activities.

Unrest in Iran and Possible Outcomes

sherry — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A few weeks ago in another CSIS Critical Questions, I wrote that because of the demographics and communication channels, the June 12 Iranian election is quite different from past elections. However, I could not have imagined what has actually occurred. Since then, there have been numerous statements and comments ranging from questioning the election results to recommending U.S.

Implications of the June 12 Iranian Presidential Election

sherry — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Iranians will go to the polls on June 12 to vote in a presidential election that pits the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against two relatively moderate and one conservative challenger. Although some argue that Ahmadinejad’s reelection is a foregone conclusion, I do not think the outcome is all that clear.