Iran's New President




The Jefferson Exchange show

Summary: <p>The Jefferson Exchange: June 27, 2013, Hour 2:</p><p><b> <span class="headlinetext">Iran's New President</span> </b><br><br> Something like a breath of relief went up in the West recently, when Iran elected Hassan Rowhani president.  Part of the relief is from the end of the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad (pictured), but the advent of Rowhani gives some countries hope that a more moderate leader will be more open to negotiations with the United States and other countries.  Joel Rubin of <a href="http://ploughshares.org/" target="_blank"><strong>The Ploughshares Fund</strong></a>--an anti-nuclear weapons group--joins us for a discussion of possibilities.  </p>