Current U.S. Policy Toward Iran
Response to the Ahmadinejad Government
Muchof the debate over U.S.policy toward Iran hascentered on the nature of the current regime; some believe that Iran, a country of almost 70 million people, isa threat to U.S. interestsbecause hardliners in Iran’sregime dominate and set a policy direction intended to challenge U.S.influence and allies in the region. President Bush, in his January 29, 2002, State of the Unionmessage, labeled Iran partof an “axis of evil along with Iraqand North Korea. Ahmadinejad Election, Government, and Popularity Sincetaking office in 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inflamed world opinion withseveral anti-Israel statements, the first at an October 26, 2005, Tehranconference titled…
