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Source: http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.27526/pub_detail.asp
Iranian Influence in the Levant, Iraq, and Afghanistan
[American Enterprise Institute] Frederick W. Kagan, Danielle Pletka, and Kimberly Kagan - Much as Americans might desire to avoid war with Iran, continued Iranian intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout the Middle East might ultimately make that option less repulsive than the alternatives. Stability will not result any more from an American surrender to Iran than from an Iranian surrender to America. America's conflict with Iran is regionwide, complex, and broad-based - it is not a simple misunderstanding over the nature of Iran's nuclear program or the threat Tehran feels from having U.S. troops deployed to its east and west. This report aims to present empirical evidence of Iran's actions in three critical areas: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, and the West Bank and Gaza).