What is the likelihood that international sanctions will force Iranian officials to rein in the country’s nuclear program, stave off an Israeli military strike, and return to the negotiating table? What impact are sanctions and the devaluation of the currency having on the population and Iran’s leaders? Host Carol Castiel asks Judith Yaphe, distinguished research fellow for the Middle East at the National Defense University, and Alex Vatanka, scholar at the Middle East Institute, about these issues as well as about how Iran has become a significant foreign policy issue in the US presidential campaign.