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As negotiations continue between Iran and world leaders regarding their nuclear weapons program, policymakers are struggling to convince the Iranian leadership that they must peacefully end the program. Preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is among the most urgent national security challenges facing the United States. Failing to constrain their militaristic ambitions could ignite a Middle Eastern arms race, scramble the precarious balance of power in the region, and would certainly pose a threat to Israel's continued existence.

Over the past year, Congress has authorized a series of progressively tougher sanctions and the president has cobbled together enough diplomatic pressure to convince the Iranian regime to come to the negotiating table. Yet, even though they are at the table, I remain skeptical of their commitment to anything other than preserving their grasp on power.

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