U.S. military and intelligence activities should focus on three objectives: (1) optimizing force posture and presence to deter problematic Iranian behavior, especially regarding the nuclear program and freedom of navigation; (2) light military deployments, especially in Iraq and Syria, to build political leverage and prevent Iran from achieving objectives that threaten the United States and its partners; (3) direct covert actions and maritime interdictions to directly counter Iran’s destabilizing behavior.

Authors

• Person: William J. Burns, Michèle Flournoy Organization: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Sources

• An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org William J. Burns, Michèle Flournoy · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace via serper

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• Iraq location
• Syria location
• Iran entity