George Packer and Dexter Filkins on diplomacy with Iran.
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
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🗓️ 29 September 2013
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George Packer and Dexter Filkins on diplomacy with Iran.
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| 1:10.2 | This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker |
| 1:13.6 | writers and editors about politics. It's Friday, September 27th. I'm Amelia Lester in this week |
| 1:19.3 | for Dorothy Wicenden. Today, for the first time since 1979, an American president spoke with |
| 1:26.2 | an Iranian leader. Just now, I spoke on the phone with President Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran. |
| 1:33.1 | The two of us discussed are ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over Iran's nuclear program. |
| 1:39.0 | To talk about Iran and the possible diplomatic breakthrough, and also about Iran's role in the civil war in Syria. |
| 1:45.3 | I'm joined by Dexter Filkins and George Packer. |
| 1:48.7 | George President Obama didn't get the opportunity to shake President Rohani's hand at the UN, |
| 1:54.3 | although we did learn today that the two men spoke by phone. Also, Secretary of State, |
| 1:59.5 | John Kerry, met with his Iranian counterpart Javad |
| 2:02.4 | Sarif yesterday at the UN. What do you think came out of that meeting? Well, it was a short meeting, |
| 2:07.3 | and it was essentially talks about talks, about talks, maybe. It was one of those elaborate diplomatic |
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