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Please see our NEWEST report, released April 17 2013:

“Strategic Options for Iran: Balancing Pressure with Diplomacy”

For earlier reports see below:

“Weighing Benefits and Costs of International Sanctions Against Iran”

See the executive summary of the sanctions report: “Executive Summary”

Report signatories include Hamid Biglari, Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Cheney, Amb. William G. Miller, Vali R. Nasr, Joseph Cirincione, Suzanne DiMaggio, Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Newbold, Sen. Sam Nunn, Amb. Edward P. Djerejian, James Dobbins, Paul H. O’Neill, George Perkovich, Leslie H. Gelb, Sen. Chuck Hagel, Amb. Thomas R. Pickering, Paul R. Pillar, Lee H. Hamilton, Gen. Michael V. Hayden, William A. Reinsch, Karim Sadjadpour, Stephen B. Heintz, Carla A. Hills, Farah Saghri, Paul A. Volcker, Gen. Joseph P. Hoar, Gary C. Hufbauer, James Walsh, John C. Whitehead, Lt. Gen. Frank Kearney, Amb. Daniel C. Kurtzer, Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson, Sen. Timothy E. Wirth, Ellen Laipson, Amb. William H. Luers, Amb. Frank G. Wisner, Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, Jessica T. Matthews and Amb. Richard T. McCormack.

 “Weighing Benefits and Costs of Military Action Against Iran”

See executive summary of the military report here: “Executive Summary”

This report was signed and endorsed by: Morton Abramowitz, Amb.; Richard L. Armitage; Ellen Laipson; Jessica T. Matthews; Samuel Berger; Zbigniew Brzezinski; William G. Miller, Amb.; Gregory S. Newbold, LtGen; Nicholas Burns, Amb.; Stephen A. Cheney, BrigGen.; Sam Nunn, Sen; Thomas R. Pickering, Amb.; Joseph Cirincione; Edward P. Djerejian, Amb.; Paul Pillar; Joe Sestak, RADM.; James Dobbins, Amb.; William J. Fallon, Adm.; Brent Scowcroft, Gen.; Anne-Marie Slaughter; Leslie H. Gelb; Chuck Hagel, Sen.; Paul Volcker; James Walsh; Lee H. Hamilton, Rep.; Stephen B. Heintz; John C. Whitehead; Lawrence B. Wilkerson, Col.; Carla A. Hills; Frank Kearney, LTG.; Timothy E. Wirth, Sen.; Frank G. Wisner, Amb.; Daniel C. Kurtzner, Amb.; William H. Luers, Amb.; Anthony C. Zinni, Gen.