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 Thursday, May 18, 2006 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar Senator Lugar's Opening Statement Senator Biden's Opening Statement Witnesses: The Honorable Frank G. Wisner    Vice Chairman for External Affairs    American International Group, Inc.    New York, NY Dr. Vali R. Nasr    Professor of National Security Affairs    Naval Postgraduate School    Monterey, CA Ms. Julia Nanay    Senior Director    PFC Energy    Washington, DC Mr. James A. Phillips    Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs in      the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for      Foreign Policy Studies    The Heritage Foundation    Washington, DC   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.