Forty years of Iran sanctions have failed to stop the Islamic Republic, and a war to destroy its nuclear program may not succeed either. This episode is a comparative analysis of the two primary tools the U.S. has used, economic sanctions and military force, and why neither has achieved its stated objectives.

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