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Speaking of Iran

Translating Iranian Dealings, One President at a Time

October 11, 2013
Speaking of Iran
1 min read
Translating Iranian Dealings, One President at a Time
Translating Iranian Dealings, One President at a Time

NPR

U.S. and Iranian diplomatic relations made a big jump last month when President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke directly by phone. It's the first time an American president has spoken to an Iranian leader in more than three decades. That phone call, of course, wasn't a cure-all. The U.S. and Israel remain concerned about Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear program, among other things.

Banafsheh Keynoush has been the English translator for four Iranian presidents. She spoke with Tell Me More host Michel Martin about what Iran's leaders have been saying all along, and what can't be translated.

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