Timeline: U.S.-Iran Contacts
Since cutting ties in 1979, U.S.-Iran dialogue has been sparse and largely fruitless.
Interviewee: Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
Interviewer: Lionel Beehner
January 26, 2007
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