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A letter to the editors of the Economist regarding how close Tehran has come to achieving nuclear breakout capability.

Enhanced economic sanctions on Iran -- in place for more than a year now -- have dramatically impacted its economy, though the same cannot be said of its nuclear calculus. In this Strategic Report, military expert Michael Eisenstadt explains why U.S. policy has failed to curb the regime's progress on

The Islamic Republic's history suggests that the new president-elect will have neither the inclination nor the authority to curb the regime's sponsorship of terrorism.

Rouhani may soften the veneer and rhetoric of Tehran's nuclear policy, but there is little reason to expect a change in the regime's objectives.

The new president-elect's supporters want a better economy and integration into the international community more than they want nuclear glory.

The recent presidential election in Iran proved that the Islamic Republic's instinct for self-preservation trumps its ideology. Hassan Rouhani, the current representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the Supreme National Security Council and former head nuclear negotiator, won the election in the first round, a total surprise for

The United States and other countries should avoid downplaying the threat from Iranian agents in Latin America.

در تاریخ ۷ ژوئن ۲۰۱۳، سعید گلکار و مهدی خلجی در نشست مباحث سیاست‌گذاری در انستیتو واشنگتن سخنرانی کردند. آقای گلکار هموند مرکز روبرتا بافه (Roberta Buffett) برای مطالعات بین‌المللی و تطبیقی در دانشگاه نورث‌وسترن و نویسنده گزارش جدید انستیتو با عنوان هنر بقا در جمهوری اسلامی است. آقای خلجی هموند ارشد انستیتو و تهیه‌کننده پیشین بی‌.بی.‌سی و بخش خبری فارسی دولت آمریکا است. آن‌چه می‌خوانید خلاصه‌ای است که یک گزارشگر از اظهارات آن‌ها تهیه کرده‌ است. فیلم سخنرانی کامل آقای خلجی نیز در صدر این متن در دسترس است.

Over the past three decades, the Iranian regime has managed to survive numerous internal and external crises. From coup attempts to war and, most recently, mass uprisings and nuclear sanctions, the Islamic Republic has been able to neutralize threats at home and on its borders while avoiding foreign intervention. In