2012-01-31T23:04:05Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/iran.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1087.html Jun 7, 2011 Jun 7, 2011

Dissuading Iran from developing nuclear weapons faces major obstacles, but it's too soon to give up trying as it may still be possible to influence the outcome of Iran's internal political debate.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/01/29/FA.html Jan 29, 2012 Jan 29, 2012

Iran is in many ways a safer territory from which al Qaeda can operate. The United States has targeted al Qaeda in Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and other countries, but it has limited operational reach in Iran, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/01/26/FP.html Jan 26, 2012 Jan 26, 2012

The United States should not pursue sanctions with the intent of changing the regime, but to contain it in order to give Iranians a chance to effect change themselves, writes Alireza Nader.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1161.html Jan 17, 2012 Jan 17, 2012

Social media was used in the 2009 protests to organize and communicate under government censorship. An anaylsis of more than 2.5 million tweets discussing the Iran election holds promise for such policy uses as assessing public opinion and forecasting events such as large-scale protests.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/01/12/FP.html Jan 12, 2012 Jan 12, 2012

Much has been made over differences between the U.S. and Israeli threat perceptions of Iran, but in fact internal Israeli divisions suggest that the gap may not be as great as some suggest, writes Dalia Dassa Kaye.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/01/06/IHT.html Jan 6, 2012 Jan 6, 2012

For all its bluster, the Iranian regime is more vulnerable than at any time in its 32-year history. Internally, Iran is constrained by deep political divisions, civil strife and a woeful economy, write Alireza Nader and James Dobbins.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1143.html Jan 5, 2012 Jan 5, 2012

The United States should engage in activities that increase understanding about how a deterrence relationship between Israel and Iran may evolve, and encourage direct communication between Israelis and Iranians through informal diplomatic channels.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/01/05.html Jan 5, 2012 Jan 5, 2012

The United States should engage in activities that increase understanding about how a deterrence relationship between Israel and Iran may evolve, and encourage direct communication between Israelis and Iranians through informal diplomatic channels.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF293.html Dec 16, 2011 Dec 16, 2011

The June 2011 conference titled "Gulf Security in a Region of Dramatic Change: Mutual Equities and Enduring Partnerships" included discussion of the Arab Spring, the prospects for and implications of a more-unified Gulf Cooperation Council, how Gulf militaries and their relationships with the United States may be affected by political changes, how present-day events may influence or alter the threat posed by Iran, and how CENTCOM may be affected.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/12/02/PSE.html Dec 2, 2011 Dec 2, 2011

By refusing to face more squarely the probability that Iran will eventually acquire a nuclear weapons capability, the American and Israeli governments actually reduce their ability to dissuade Iran from crossing that threshold, writes James Dobbins.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1154.html Nov 28, 2011 Nov 28, 2011

An attack on Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would make it more, not less difficult to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions. The sympathy aroused for Iran would make containment of Iranian influence much more difficult for Israel, for the U.S., and for the Arab regimes currently allied with Washington.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/11/28.html Nov 28, 2011 Nov 28, 2011

An attack on Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would make it more, not less difficult to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions. The sympathy aroused for Iran would make containment of Iranian influence much more difficult for Israel, for the U.S., and for the Arab regimes currently allied with Washington.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD290.html Nov 16, 2011 Nov 16, 2011

Employs an expected utility model to predict how Iranian policy is developing on several key issues and explores US strategy and policy options for influencing their development.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/11/16/USNEWS.html Nov 16, 2011 Nov 16, 2011

Reaction to a strike against Iran among neighboring populations would be almost uniformly hostile. The sympathy thereby aroused for Iran would make containment of Iranian influence much more difficult for Israel, for the U.S., and for the Arab regimes currently allied with Washington, writes James Dobbins.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT369.html Sep 22, 2011 Sep 22, 2011

Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on The Middle East and South Asia, provides insight into the Islamic Republic of Iran's human rights abuses, the Iranian regime's behavior in light of the Arab Spring, and the current state and future prospects of the opposition Green Movement.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/09/08/PBS.html Sep 8, 2011 Sep 8, 2011

A typical Iranian has many reasons to disobey the government, whether he or she is young, an ethnic minority, a poor teacher or laborer, or a struggling student, writes Alireza Nader.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/07/11/PBS.html Jul 11, 2011 Jul 11, 2011

Khamenei and Jafari are unlikely to allow the political faction loyal to Ahmadinejad to win elections for parliament in 2012 and the presidency in 2013, writes Alireza Nader.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/06/07/index1.html Jun 7, 2011 Jun 7, 2011

A paper regarding Iran's efforts to produce nuclear materials has been erroneously referred to in some media reports as a RAND study. It was written by Gregory Jones, a part-time adjunct staff member, on his own time, and was published by the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. The paper was not related to a RAND project and not reviewed for quality and objectivity by RAND.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/06/07.html Jun 7, 2011 Jun 7, 2011

Dissuading Iran from developing nuclear weapons faces major obstacles, but it's too soon to give up trying as it may still be possible to influence the outcome of Iran's internal political debate.