Opinion: Former US Congressman Makes Historic Visit to Iran

VOICE OF AMERICA

BY BARBARA SLAVIN

With little fanfare, another taboo in U.S.-Iran relations has shattered.

Jim Slattery, a former six-term Democratic Congressman from Kansas, late last year became the first former or current American legislator to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In Tehran to attend a conference on countering violent extremism, Slattery encountered a largely friendly reception from both officials and ordinary Iranians and came back equipped to present a more realistic and upbeat depiction of Iranians than is usually found on Capitol Hill.

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