U.S. Policy Prescription for Post-Khomeini Iran | The Heritage Foundation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Iran will abandon terrorism only when the risks of terrorist operations outweigh the potential benefits.
48% : Along with these sticks, Washington should extend the following carrots to Iran: * * Offer economic and technical assistance in rebuilding Iran's economy, particularly its oil industry, if Iran stops exporting terrorism and revolution.
47% : As the political situation in Iran sorts itself out, Washington should maintain a cautious wait-and-see policy since the U.S. has little influence on events there.
41% : Iran must not profit from the release of hostages because that would only strengthen Iranian radicals and encourage future hostage-taking.
40% : While American leverage on Iran in the short term remains limited to disincentives, over the long term the U.S. can offer Iran plausible incentives for moderating its aggressive foreign policy.
39% : Their release should be a precondition, not a goal, for improved relations with Iran.
21% : To do this, Washington should press its allies to ban trade and break diplomatic relations with Iran until Tehran has stopped supporting terrorism.

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