Iran Policy Committee

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The Iran Policy Committee (IPC), formed in January 2005, is a pressure group meant to influence US government policy towards Iran. IPC is made up of former White House, State Department, Pentagon and CIA officials. Several of the principals are affiliated to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and its related think tanks.

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[edit] Platform

On the grounds that Iran poses a threat to US National Security, the IPC advocates that the US should favor "regime change" through a process of "destabilization" and "coercive diplomacy", while keeping the full military option open. Suggested policies include economic blockades, military support of the People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI) or the MEK, and precision strikes of selected targets within Iran. They describe this as "providing a central role for the Iranian opposition to facilitate regime change".[1]

[edit] Co-chairs, directors, and personnel

The most important members of the committee apart from the Executive Director, Clare M. Lopez (also a senior intelligence analyst at Hawkeye Systems, and a former CIA operative), are referred to as co-chairs and include the following: [2]

[edit] Affiliations

[edit] US Congressmen promoting IPC

[edit] See also

  • Bill Cowan
  • Hawkeye Systems
  • WVC3 Group, Inc.
  • Freedom Support Act (HR 282) – IPC and its supporting Congressmen are pressing for HR 282, and it will likely have the same effect as the Syria Accountability Act, in essence, imposing a US embargo on the country.

[edit] External links

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