The Goods on Iran
U.S. claims of evidence linking Iraq's Shiite militias and Iran are met with skepticism from experts. Iran denies the charge as a fabrication.
Interviewee: Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
Interviewer: Lionel Beehner
January 26, 2007
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