Iran Policy Committee

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The Iran Policy Committee (IPC), formed in February 2005, is a pressure group meant to influence US government policy towards

officials as well as scholars from think tanks and academia.

Aims

According to its website, the Iran Policy Committee sees the current debate on American policy towards Iran as focused on two strategies: diplomatic engagement with the Iranian government or military strikes. The IPC says that while it believes that both of these options should be considered, it favors the third proposal, namely, working with Iranian opposition groups "to facilitate democratic change."^[

Co-chairs, directors, and personnel

The most important members of the committee apart from the President, Prof. Raymond Tanter, include the following: [1]

• James E. Akins
• Paul Leventhal
• Neil Livingstone
• R. Bruce McColm
• Thomas McInerney
• Charles T. Nash
• Edward Rowny
• Paul E. Vallely
• Clare Lopez - served as Executive Director from 2005–2006

References

1. ^ "Iran policy group outlines new approach in dealing with Tehran". Iran Focus. 13 Feb 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-28.

External links

• http://www.iranpolicy.org Iran Policy Committee website
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Press Release, "Members of Congress, Iran Policy Committee Meet to Discuss U.S. Policy Options for Iran", April 7, 2005