America's policy towards Iran; The difference between Democrats and Republicans is in the method, not in the goal Haroz Shariati, a professor from Tarbiat Modras University, wrote in "Iran": the experience of the last four decades shows that party changes have never led to a fundamental change in the nature of the sanctions policy. The transfer of power between the Republicans and the Democrats should be considered a sign of a change in the management style of that architecture and not as a change in the existing architecture of Iran-US relations. Limiting Iran's regional power, curbing the nuclear program, increasing the Islamic Republic's foreign policy spending and maintaining the lever of pressure to influence Iran's behavior are the goals that both sides actively pursued. The main difference is that Democrats generally see sanctions as part of a "pressure with diplomacy" strategy, while Republicans are more inclined to "maximum pressure" and extensive use of economic tools to increase the other side's costs. Read the full text here.

America's policy towards Iran; The difference between Democrats and Republicans is in the method, not in the goal Haroz Shariati, a professor from Tarbiat Modras University, wrote in "Iran": the experience of the last four decades shows that party changes have never led to a fundamental change in the nature of the sanctions policy. The transfer of power between the Republicans and the Democrats should be considered a sign of a change in the management style of that architecture and not as a change in the existing architecture of Iran-US relations. Limiting Iran's regional power, curbing the nuclear program, increasing the Islamic Republic's foreign policy spending and maintaining the lever of pressure to influence Iran's behavior are the goals that both sides actively pursued. The main difference is that Democrats generally see sanctions as part of a "pressure with diplomacy" strategy, while Republicans are more inclined to "maximum pressure" and extensive use of economic tools to increase the other side's costs. Read the full text here.