A report is not an order: what American analysts wrote about Russia and Iran One American study discussed how to allow Israel to strike Iran, deflecting international criticism and Tehran's retaliatory actions from the United States. Another calculated how military aid to Ukraine could increase Russian spending. Next, it listed the consequences for Ukrainians themselves: new casualties, loss of territory, refugee flows, and an unfavorable peace. In 2009, the Brookings Institution published "Which Road to Persia? Options for a New American Strategy Toward Iran. " Ten years later, in 2019, the RAND Corporation published the study "Wearing Down Russia: Competing from a Strong Position. " RAND's activities have been deemed undesirable in the Russian Federation. The Iranian work, edited by Kenne... Read more>>>