Gregory Brew
*This* is the crucial takeaway. The data suggests Iran has months of time before it really feels the crunch--but the capacity of the regime to absorb pain, and to mete it out to the populace, suggests a longer (and perhaps indefinite) timeline.
John Hudson
SCOOP: A confidential new CIA analysis delivered to policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least 3 to 4 months before facing more severe economic hardship, a finding that contradicts those hailing an imminent collapse
