Prepared Testimony by Ray Takeyh Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee Hearing: Iran's Nuclear Impasse

July 20, 2006

Weapon Program: 

  • Nuclear

More than any other issue, the nuclear question has exposed the divisions within the clerical establishment’s over Iran’s international orientation. To be sure, Iran’s contending factions are united on the need to sustain a vibrant nuclear research program, but the prospect of actually crossing the nuclear threshold in defiance of the international community and in violation of Iran’s long-standing treaty commitments has generated a subtle yet robust debate.

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