The Middle East: Selected Key Issues and Options for the 112th U.S. Congress

Addis, Blanchard, Katzman, Sharp, Zanotti | Congressional Research Service | 2011-01-03

This report is designed to present U.S. Congress with a broad overview of policy issues facing the United States in regards to the greater Middle East. Particular focus is placed on Iran and the issue of sanctions. "There appears to be a growing international consensus to adopt progressively stricter economic sanctions against Iran to try to compel it to compromise on its further nuclear development," the report states.