Iran Briefing Room
The Heritage Foundation supports a policy of aggressive diplomacy and the strongest possible economic sanctions, combined with the willingness to use force if necessary, to stave off Iran's becoming a nuclear power.

Recent Heritage Publications (Archive)
Low Expectations for Secretary of State Rice's Middle East Trip by James Phillips
OPEC Redux: Responding to the Russian-Iranian Gas Cartel  by Ariel Cohen
Iranian President Ahmadinejad's Vexing Visit Exposes U.N. Failures by James Phillips
Iranian Missile Tests Boost International Tensions and Proliferation Concerns by James Phillips
President Bush's Transatlantic Tour: The U.S. Must Pressure Europe on Afghanistan and Iran by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
The Proposed Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline: An Unacceptable Risk to Regional Security by Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Lisa Curtis and Owen Graham
Death of a Terrorist: Imad Mugniyah by James Phillips
The President's Middle East Trip: An Opportunity to Promote Security, Freedom, and Peace by James Phillips
The Iran National Intelligence Estimate: A Comprehensive Guide to What Is Wrong with the NIE by James Phillips
Don't Be Misled by NIE on Iran's Nuclear Efforts by James Phillips
Iran nuke report shows need for vigilance by Peter Brookes
Iran: Time for Sanctions of the Willing by Peter Brookes
Hezbollah's Terrorist Threat to the European Union by James Phillips
If Iran Provokes an Energy Crisis: Modeling the Problem in a War Game by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., William W. Beach, Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Lisa A. Curtis, Tracy L. Foertsch, Ph.D., Alison Acosta Fraser, Ben Lieberman, and James Phillips
Hezbollah's Terrorist Threat to the European Union by James Phillips
Iran's Growing List of Hostages by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. and James Phillips
Messing Up the Mullahs: Dubya's Covert Action Plan by Peter Brookes
Iran's Hostile Policies in Iraq by James Phillips
Iran's Evil Game: Arms Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis  by Peter Brookes
Iran emboldened: Tehran seeks to dominate Middle East politics by Peter Brookes
Advancing Freedom in Iran by Steven Groves
The Iraq Conference: Iran and Syria's Engagement Brings Unrealistic Hopes and Diplomatic Risks by James Phillips
Don't Count on the Security Council to Curb Iran's Nuclear Ambitions by James Phillips
Decision time on Iran by Kim Holmes
A Mideast Nuke Mistake: Arabs May Arm in Fear of Iran by Peter Brookes
Time for the Senate to Act on Iran Sanctions by James Phillips
Diverting Iran From the Nuclear Path by James Phillips
Penalize Iran for Defying the U.N. Security Council's Nuclear Deadline by James Phillips
Iran and its Hezbollah Allies Escalate Their Aggressive Policies in the Middle East  by James Phillips
U.S. Policy and Iran's Nuclear Challenge  by James Phillips
Iran's Friends Fend Off Action at the U.N. Security Council: Here's Why   by James Phillips and Peter Brookes
Nuclear Diplomacy: Keep the Pressure on Iran , by James Phillips and Brett Schaefer
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Go Beyond the Purview of International Institutions by Baker Spring and James Phillips
The Gathering Storm Over Iran by Nile Gardiner and Joseph Loconte
Forging a U.S.-British Coalition to End Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
Moving Beyond the U.N. Security Council's Slow Diplomatic Waltz on Iran's Nuclear Program by James Phillips
Preventing a Nuclear-Armed Iran: Will China and Russia Help? by The Honorable Sam Brownback
Countering Iran's Nuclear Challenge by James Phillips, John Hulsman, Ph.D., and James Carafano, Ph.D.
Iran: Don't Trust an Abuser with Nukes by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
Dealing with Iran's Resurgent Hardliners by James Phillips
Forging a Common Transatlantic Approach to the Iranian Nuclear Problem by John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., and James Phillips
All Heritage research on the Middle East