The State of Power in Iran
Today Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for his second term as Iran’s president. Have the weeks of post-election protests undermined Ahmadinejad’s power and status in his own country? And what would a weakened Tehran mean for global diplomacy? The Takeaway talks to Roger Hardy, Middle East analyst for the BBC.
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