RAND Research on Iran, IAEA Report and Nuclear Weapons

RAND Corporation has conducted extensive research on Iran, its efforts to develop nuclear weapons, and the complex challenges Western nations face in dealing with Tehran in light of the just-released IAEA report.

A nuclear Iran:

• "Iran's Nuclear Future," by Lynn E. Davis, Jeffrey Martini, Alireza Nader
• "What Do Iranians Think? A Survey on Attitudes on the United States, the Nuclear Program, and the Economy," by Alireza Nader

All Iran research

Lynn E. Davis is a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation and former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs.

Amb. James Dobbins is a director of the RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center.

Alireza Nader is an international policy analyst and the lead author of "The Next Supreme Leader: Succession in the Islamic Republic of Iran." His research has focused on Iran's political dynamics, elite decision-making, and Iranian foreign policy.

Frederic Wehrey is a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. His research focuses on Persian Gulf security, Iran, Libya, civil-military relations, and U.S. policy in the Middle East. He is the lead author of "Dangerous But Not Omnipotent: Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East."

Jeffrey Martini is a Middle East research project associate at the RAND Corporation, where he works on political reform in the Arab world with a specific focus on North Africa. Martini has published on civil-military relations in Egypt, internal dynamics within the Muslim Brotherhood, changes in the regional security environment, and new trends in Arabic language media.