The cloudy future of Iran's nuclear program

Iran's president says U.N. sanctions will have no effect on its economy. The U.N. Security Council recently voted to ban countries from selling nuclear fuel and weapons technology to Iran. Some say despite Iran's tough talk, the country is in desperate need of economic and political reform, and may even run out of oil within ten years.

Guests

• Kenneth Pollack: Director of research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He's the author of "The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America." (2004)
• Roger Stern: Author of a study published by the National Academy of Sciences which says Iran will run out of oil by 2015.

Resources

• About Kenneth Pollack
• Pollack: "Iran: Three Alternative Futures"
• Stern: "The Iranian petroleum crisis and United States national security"