The following is the Sept. 11, 2018 Congressional Research Service report Iran’s Foreign and Defense Policies.
From the report
Iran’s national security policy is the product of many overlapping and sometimes competing factors such as the ideology of Iran’s Islamic revolution; perception of threats to the regime and to the country; long-standing Iranian national interests; and the interaction of the Iranian regime’s factions and constituencies. Iran’s leadership:
- seeks to deter or thwart U.S. or...
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