Interview with One of Iran's Vice Presidents, Masoumeh Ebtekar
The BBC's Kim Ghattas interviews one of Iran's vice presidents, Masoumeh Ebtekar, about Iran's place in the world now that Iran has signed the nuclear deal with six world powers.
Kim Ghattas interviews one of Iran's vice presidents, Masoumeh Ebtekar, about Iran's place in the world now that Iran has signed the nuclear deal with six world powers.
Tehran is a modern city of 12 million people, a study in contrast between bazaars and shopping malls, between hardline clerics and millennial hipsters. Masoumeh Ebtekar first became famous in 1979 as the spokesperson for the students holding the hostages at the American Embassy. 36 years later Iran has signed a nuclear deal with six world powers but really it’s all about Iran and the United States. How does she feel about the relationship between the two countries?
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