US mulls the lessons of 30 years of containing Iran as it readies sticks and carrots


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Issue 848 - 27 Feb 2009 | 6 minute read

The Obama administration’s decision to attempt diplomatic re-engagement with Iran provides a moment of excruciating discomfort for many US politicians and generals. GSN has been exposed to some of the thinking going on inside the Pentagon, as well as in the think tanks and State Department offices charged with charting a path through this dangerous territory.

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