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Interview with Masoumeh Ebtekar

2015/8/19
logo of podcast The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2015

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2015

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An interview with one of Iran's vice presidents, Masoumeh Ebtekar, in Tehran.

Tehran is a modern city of 12 million people, a study in contrast between bazaars and shopping malls, between hardline clerics and millennial hipsters. Iran’s Vice President 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 Masoumeh Ebtekar feel about the relationship between the two countries?