Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Human rights.

Risk assessment.

Sanctions (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (53 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Reviews U.S. threat assessments and concerns regarding Iran. Examines regime structure, stability, and opposition in Iran; human rights practices; strategic challenge posed by Iran; and conventional and "assymetric warfare" capabilities. Discusses U.S. policy approaches, including Obama Administration policy, U.S. defense posture in the Persian Gulf and military options, economic sanctions, and possible regime change.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-RL-32048y in the 2014 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy

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