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Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq (video)
Wednesday March 5th, 2008
Babak Yektafar: Iran asserts regional influence
Babak Yektafar, Editor-in-Chief of Washington Prism is a graduate of Farleigh Dickinson University with a B.A. in Communications. From 1999 to 2005, Babak was a producer with C-SPAN network’s national live morning program, Washington Journal.
Intro:
VOICE OF ZAA NKWETA: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to former enemy Iraq on Sunday was the first by an Iranian president. The two countries fought a long and bloody war in the 1980s. Mr. Ahmadinejad was in Iraq on invitation from the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. The Real News spoke with Babak Yektafar about the purpose of the Iranian president’s historic visit.
