The enmity toward the United States held by Iranian hardliners is driven by both the ideology of the 1979 revolution and the need for self-preservation, as the regime seeks external antagonism for internal political expediency.

Authors

• Person: William J. Burns, Michèle Flournoy Organization: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ...

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• 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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• United States entity
• Iran entity