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Summary
This document page appears to be part of a media briefing or news digest (marked with a House Oversight Bates number). It contains the conclusion of an opinion piece by Ray Takeyh (CFR) arguing for patience in US dealings with Iran, followed by the header and lead for a Guardian article by Simon Jenkins dated February 13, 2013, criticizing the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran and North Korea.
People (4)
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| Ray Takeyh | Senior Fellow |
Author of the first article/opinion piece regarding Iran policy; affiliated with Council on Foreign Relations.
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| Simon Jenkins | Journalist/Author |
Author of the second article titled 'Whether it's North Korea or Iran, sanctions won't work'.
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| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Iranian President |
Subject of the photo caption in the second article.
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| Sven Hoppe | Photographer |
Credited for the photograph in the second article (EPA).
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| Council on Foreign Relations |
Affiliation of author Ray Takeyh.
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| The Guardian |
Publisher of the second article.
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| EPA |
European Pressphoto Agency, credited for the photo.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018199', indicating this document is part of a congressional investigation.
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Subject of both articles.
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Mentioned in the context of foreign policy options.
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Mentioned in the title of the second article.
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Relationships (1)
Ray Takeyh is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Key Quotes (2)
"time works best for the United States and not the economically beleaguered theocracy."Source
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"Threats and sanctions have not weakened the regime’s determination to proceed [with nuclear weapons], but rather weakened opposition to it"Source
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is still years from completing an efficient enrichment infrastructure, constructing a nuclear arsenal and developing a reliable means of delivery. By agreeing to a compressed timeline, the U.S. only narrows its options and makes a solution even more elusive.
As the United States again contemplates its Iran conundrum, it should eschew calls for a take-it-or-leave-it deal. The history of Iran's confrontation with the international community suggests that keeping it a crisis situation benefits the Islamic Republic. Ironically, it is the Western powers that have generated alarmist conditions. And then to escape the predicament of their own making, they offer Iran more concessions and further incentives.
To avoid a repeat of that outcome, it would be prudent to have a sense of proportionality and appreciate that, in the end, time works best for the United States and not the economically beleaguered theocracy.
As the United States again contemplates its Iran conundrum, it should eschew calls for a take-it-or-leave-it deal. The history of Iran's confrontation with the international community suggests that keeping it a crisis situation benefits the Islamic Republic. Ironically, it is the Western powers that have generated alarmist conditions. And then to escape the predicament of their own making, they offer Iran more concessions and further incentives.
To avoid a repeat of that outcome, it would be prudent to have a sense of proportionality and appreciate that, in the end, time works best for the United States and not the economically beleaguered theocracy.
Ray Takeyh is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Article 2.
The Guardian
The Guardian
Whether it's North Korea or Iran, sanctions won't work
Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
13 February 2013 -- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 'Threats and sanctions have not weakened the regime’s determination to proceed [with nuclear weapons], but rather weakened opposition to it'. Photograph: Sven Hoppe/EPA
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