Will Iran Be Our New Best Friend?

U.S. President Barack Obama and Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, have spoken by phone. It appears that Rouhani, a moderate, wants to negotiate and change the two countries’ relationship. Does Iran actually want a rapprochement, and will this be possible? How do Iranians feel about the United States? How do Americans--our leaders and the public alike--feel about Iran? Occidental College political scientist Hussein Banai, Asia Society vice president of global policy programs Suzanne DiMaggio, and Occidental College historian Thaddeus Russell talked with former NBC correspondent George Lewis about the future of U.S.-Iran relations at a panel co-presented by Occidental College.