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Iran and the World
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:00 am

President Obama addresses the United Nations — and Iran looms large. We’ll hear perspectives on the nuclear threat and Ahmadinejad from top Iran watchers around the world.

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Iran After the Crackdown
Monday, August 17, 2009 at 10:00 am

Iran after the crackdown. Show trial, torture, internal power struggles, and much more. We’ll read the signals from Tehran.

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Election and Protest in Iran
Monday, June 15, 2009 at 10:00 am

Iran votes in a charged election. We turn to Tehran to examine the aftermath.

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Ahmadinejad on the Hudson
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 10:00 am

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s trip to New York has turned into a doozy. The city where Fidel Castro called JFK “ignorant,” Yasser Arafat packed a pistol on his hip, and Nikita Khrushchev banged the UN podium with his shoe, has gone after Ahmadinejad with a vengeance.
“Bearded blowhard” said the New York Post. “Petty, cruel dictator” [...]

 
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