Iran: Crackdown on Protesters Over Weekend. What Should Obama Do?

Washington Post by Karim Sadjadpour | Jun. 22, 2009 (Interview)

Riot police attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran Monday, carrying out a threat by the country's most powerful security force to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election.

Karim Sadjadpour, an associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will be online Monday, June 22, at 2 p.m. ET to discuss the latest news out of ... Full Story »

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3.8
 by Fabrice Florin - Jun. 22, 2009

Interesting online interview with Karim Sadjadpour (from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), about the latest news out of Iran - and what role the U.S. should play in the conflict. He provides good insights on this crisis, citing factual information and a reasonable perspective on how this affects U.S. foreign policy - praising the Obama Administration for treading carefully in this sensitive conflict, to avoid fueling flames that might make the situation worse.

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