Suzanne Maloney and Ray Takeyh say Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being sidelined by religious fundamentalists in Iran, and it's bad news for American officials seeking to halt Iran's nuclear program.

Najmeh Bozorgmehr of the Financial Times offers an analysis on the "real distribution of power" undermining Iranian political affairs, particularly discussing the power dynamics between the president and the supreme leader.

Upheaval in Iran's neighbor and ally Syria as well as power struggles at home create Iranian vulnerabilities the United States can exploit in a region pushing for democracy, says CFR's Ray Takeyh.

In the Financial Times, David Blair writes about the proceedings of OPEC's latest meeting - where Saudi attempts to ease Western oil supply woes were defeated unexpectedly by an Iranian-led coalition.

UN Security Council Resolution 1984 regarding Iran was adopted by the UN Security Council on June 9, 2011.

In this report published by the Center for New American Security, Dr. Mark Lynch, Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, writes that the recent wave of protests in the Arab world will affect America's policy toward Iran. Dr. Lynch outlines five major recommendations for how the Obama administration should amend its strategy toward Iran.

Laurelle Atkinson discusses the emerging tension between Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Steven A. Cook says fear of the transforming political landscape is bringing together strange bedfellows in the Middle East.

In this Huffington Post piece, Sharmine Narwari, a Senior Associate at St. Anthony's College, Oxford University, argues that given the current geopolitical standpoint, the "political spat" between Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is, for now at least, much ado about nothing.

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi discusses the impact of the Arab Spring on the democratic movement in Iran with Isobel Coleman, Director of the Council on Foreign Relations' Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that America's failure to knock out Ghadafi emboldens Iran and North Korea.

Concern about Arab world pro-democracy movements has caused Iran's government to get tougher with opponents and is affecting political jockeying for parliamentary elections in 2012 and the presidential election in 2013, says Iran expert Farideh Farhi.

Reza Aslan, author of 'No God but God,' discusses how the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa influences the balance of power in the region, and whether it is benefiting Iran.

Suzanne Maloney explains why, far from being overtaken by a revolution of its own, Iran might very well emerge from this period stronger than before.

How would the Israeli defense establishment respond if Iran went nuclear?

In contrast to other Mideast states, economic pressures are less likely to topple Iran's regime, says expert Suzanne Maloney. Stronger repressive forces and the impact of international sanctions may strengthen the government, she argues.

Ray Takeyh says that the most effective means of disarming the Islamic Republic is to invest in the Green Movement in Iran.

CFR Senior Fellow Michael Levi reviews possible states of the Iranian nuclear program, evaluating the range of policy outcomes in order to better guide decisions on strategy.

For historical context, speakers above are listed with their titles at the time of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Twenty years after Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, a panel of former administration officials discuss both their roles in and lessons learned from the Gulf War.