As Iran Warms up to the West, is the West Warming Up to Iran?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2013
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Israel’s Netanyahu has thrown cold water on Iran’s “charm offensive,” but President Obama and other leaders take it more seriously.
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.0 | As Iran warms up to the West, is the West warming up to Iran? |
| 0:15.9 | Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International. |
| 0:19.9 | A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:22.6 | Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, conducted what's now called a charm offensive last week at the United Nations. |
| 0:28.7 | Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was less than impressed. |
| 0:32.2 | Ahmadinejad was a wolf in wolf's clothing. |
| 0:36.4 | Huchani is a wolf in sheep's clothing. |
| 0:38.7 | Israel demands that all Iran's nuclear processing be dismantled, |
| 0:43.2 | but today the current president of the EU said it might be allowed, if proven, peaceful. |
| 0:48.6 | Today we'll explore a challenging question. |
| 0:50.9 | Does nuclear diplomacy have a chance? |
| 0:53.4 | Today's talking point, are American |
| 0:54.8 | public schools too much about sports? First, here's the news. |
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| 1:26.3 | Program Fund. Hello again. I'm Armin Alanyi, back with To the Point. |
| 1:29.7 | Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has thrown cold water on Iran's charm offensive, |
| 1:33.9 | but President Obama and other leaders are taking it more seriously. |
| 1:37.3 | Is there a chance of working out a nuclear settlement by easing up on economic sanctions? |
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