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Contents
Political History ................................................. 1
Regime Stability, Human Rights, and Recent Elections .................... 2
The Rebound of the Conservatives and the 2005 Election
of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad .............................. 4
Ahmadinejad Election, Government, and Popularity .............. 5
Groups Advocating Change ......................................8
Regime Members-Turned Dissidents .......................... 8
Anti-Regime Groups: People's Mojahedin Organization of
Iran (PM O I) ..........................................8
The Son of the Former Shah ................................. 9
Other U .S.-Based Activists .................................. 9
Human Rights and Religious Freedom ............................ 10Iran's Strategic Capabilities and Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs
Conventional M ilitary ...................................
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear Program ...............
U.S. Offer to Join Talks and Future Steps .................
R esolution 1696 ....................................
R esolution 1737 ....................................
R esolution 1747 ....................................
Chemical Weapons, Biological Weapons, and Missiles ..........
Ballistic M issiles/W arheads ............................
Foreign Policy and Support for Terrorist Groups ...................
Relations With The Persian Gulf States ..................
Iranian Policy in Iraq .................................
Supporting Palestinian Militant Groups ..................
Central Asia and the Caspian ...........................
A fghanistan .......................................
Al Qaeda ..........................................U.S. Policy Responses and Legislation .........
Containment and Possible Military Action . .
Gulf Security Dialogue .............
Pre-Emptive Military Action .........
Unconventional Conflict Scenarios ....
Presidential Authorities and Legislation
Regime Change .......................
Congress and Regime Change ........
Engagem ent ..........................
International and Multilateral Sanctions ....
European/Japanese Policy on Sanctions,
Trade Agreements .............
Banking and Financing Limitations ....
U .S. Sanctions ........................
Terrorism/Foreign Aid Sanctions .....
Proliferation Sanctions ..............Lending,
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Katzman, Kenneth. Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, report, May 15, 2007; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc805639/m1/3/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.