Iran will remain a hostile power that poses threats to its neighbors, the United States, and its own people as long as the current regime remains in power. International sanctions have weakened the Iranian economy, but sanctions alone will not halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program or topple the regime.
There is every reason to believe that the Islamic Republic s days are numbered. The current government, lorded over by the religious supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamene i, and his Guardian Council of aging mullahs, who can overrule any policy change by