Deadline 3/HW 2/Research Question

My general topic was, "Conflict in Iran." After further narrowing it down I decided to write on some of the possible outcomes of the situation in Iran. At first I considered making my audience the international community but decided against it for two reasons. First, the international community is huge and will be affected by the outcome of this situation in far to many ways for me to cover. Second, most of the international community wouldn't be able to read my paper anyway. Thus I decided to make my audience the American People. In terms of my role it seemed obvious that since I would be interpreting the current situation to make educated guesses about the future, my role is as an interpreter. After I came to these conclusions deciding on the exact research question was not difficult. The research question I eventually settled after due consideration is, "Based On The Current Situation in Iran; What Are Some Of The Likely Outcomes And How Would They Effect The American People."