SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2018, Issue No. 3
January 9, 2018

IRAN: POLITICS, AND MORE FROM CRS

Has the U.S. adopted a policy of regime change towards Iran? Government officials have sent different signals at different times.

In 2006, President George W. Bush called for a "free and democratic" Iran, which appeared to be an endorsement of regime change.

In 2013, President Obama explicitly disavowed a policy of regime change and referred to the country as the "Islamic Republic of Iran," its post-revolutionary name, which was understood to convey recognition of the current Iranian leadership.

Most recently, the signals are mixed. "The Trump Administration has not adopted a policy of regime change, but there have been several Administration statements that indicate support for that outcome," according to a newly updated report from the Congressional Research Service, which also takes note of the recent political protests in Iran. See Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy, updated January 8, 2018:

Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.

Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy, updated January 8, 2018:

The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Initiative, updated January 8, 2018:

A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Background and Congressional Options, updated January 8, 2018:

Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions, updated January 9, 2018:

Budget Enforcement Procedures: The Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule, updated January 9, 2018:

Smart Toys and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, CRS Legal Sidebar, January 8, 2018:

Protecting Consumers and Businesses from Fraudulent Robocalls, January 5, 2018:

Drug Compounding: FDA Authority and Possible Issues for Congress, January 5, 2018:

Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), CRS In Focus, updated January 3, 2018:

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