Examines political change within Iran and assesses the degree to which it has and could affect security policies. It makes specific reference to policies concerning the acquisition and use of weapons of mass destruction, missiles and terrorism, especially in relation to Palestine.

This is most evident in relation to the use of terrorism and possibly also in the areas of acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and the Middle East issue; it is least likely in relation to reliance on missiles for defence. In terms of policy the implication is that a reforming Iran is one that sees policy debated and issues ventilated and made more transparent. Western policy ought to be to encourage this trend, understanding that engagement and contacts are not rewards to be used as inducements but rather instruments of policy that can deepen and make irreversible the trend toward reform, debate and pluralism in Iran. Such an Iran, in turn, would pose fewer problems for the West.

INTRODUCTION
1. Reform and Foreign Policy
2. Defence and National Security
3. Iran's Missile Programmes
4. Nuclear Weapons
5. Terrorism and the Middle East Question
CONCLUSION