In the US, it is often taken as fact that Iran has a nuclear weapons program, despite little evidence indicating that this is true, and mountains of evidence to the contrary. This myth has had devastating consequences for the Iranian people due to US sanctions that are justified through the nuclear weapons allegation. Dr. John Ghazvinian rejoined the show  to speak about this topic along with some other misunderstandings that have hindered the Iran-US relationship.  Dr. Ghazvinian is the executive director of the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the author of Untapped, the Scramble for Africa’s Oil and most recently, America and Iran: A History from 1720 to the Present

Discussed in this Episode:

The Iran-Iraq War-the devastating effects on Iran and the US' involvement

The intricacies of the Iranian political system

Iranian Presidents Ahmadinejad and Khatami, misunderstandings and missed opportunities for peace

Iran's phantom nuclear weapons- and the mountains of evidence that disprove this allegation

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