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Source: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/how-to-jumpstart-u.s.-strategy-toward-iran
How to Jumpstart U.S. Strategy toward Iran
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Michael Singh - Washington and its allies should strengthen the sanctions, but aim them at the Iranian regime and its supporters to minimize the effects on the broader population. Washington should bolster the credibility of its military threats through better discipline in its public messaging regarding U.S. and Israeli military options, increased military cooperation with regional allies, a more active approach to Syria, and the articulation of clearer redlines for Iran's nuclear program. Finally, the U.S. should significantly step up its efforts to aid the Iranian opposition and boost the international profile of Iranian dissidents. The writer is managing director of The Washington Institute.