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Speaking of Iran

Extending Hands & Unclenching Fists

December 18, 2013
Speaking of Iran
Extending Hands & Unclenching Fists
Extending Hands & Unclenching Fists

NATIONAL IRANIAN AMERICAN COUNCIL

BY BIJAN KHAJEHPOUR, REZA MARASHI AND TRITA PARSI

Upon assuming the presidency in January 2009, Barack Obama told the world that if Iran were willing to unclench its fist, it would find an extended hand of friendship from the United States. Nearly five years later, the election of President Hassan Rouhani in Iran has spearheaded a process in which Obama’s stated vision is slowly being carried out in practice. 

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