Iran’s Political/Nuclear Ambitions and U.S. Policy Options HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar Senator Lugar's Opening Statement Witnesses:     Panel 1 The Honorable Robert J. Einhorn    Senior Adviser    Center for Strategic and International Studies    Washington, DC Mr. David Albright    President and Founder    Institute for Science and International Security    Washington, DC    Panel 2 Dr. Kenneth M. Pollack    Director of Research and Senior Fellow    Saban Center for Middle East Policy    The Brookings Institution    Washington, DC Mr. Karim Sadjadpour    Iran Analyst    International Crisis Group    Washington, DC Dr. Patrick Clawson    Deputy Director for Research    The Washington Institute for Near East Policy    Washington, DC Dr. Geoffrey Kemp    Director of Regional Strategic Programs    The Nixon Center    Washington, DC   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.