Nor has the Bush administration advertised in detail the possible rewards for a change of Iranian behavior.

During the 1990's, the United States tried to change Iranian behavior by cutting off all commercial relations.

A French official said agreements on commerce and diplomacy with Iran would be tied to an improvement in Iranian behavior.

Until the president is willing to employ carrots as well as sticks, he will make little headway in changing Iranian or Syrian behavior.

Iranian behavior has become more inconsistent, incoherent, more radical, its foreign policy more sensitive to what the regime believes is necessary to be an international leader.

How sincere he is, and to what extent he can change Iranian behavior abroad, is highly uncertain.

Ghahve-ye Talkh's story, like recent Modiri works, is focused on critiquing aspects Iranian social behaviour.

Al-e Ahmed describes Iranian behavior in the 20th Century as being "Weststruck."

The Russians are more central players at this point, because they're most frustrated about Iranian behavior.

The Emirates and Oman, one diplomat said, were worried that superpower involvement "will raise the risk of more aggressive Iranian behavior."