Iran and the West (2009– )

Stars:

Tony Gardner, Mohsen Aminzadeh, Warren Christopher

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tony Gardner	...	Himself - Narrator (3 episodes, 2009)
Mohsen Aminzadeh	...	Himself - Deputy Foreign Minister: Iran (2 episodes, 2009)
Warren Christopher	...	Himself - Deputy Secretary of State: USA (2 episodes, 2009)
Richard Haass	...	Himself - State Department: Head of Policy Planning (2 episodes, 2009)
Mohammad Khatami	...	Himself - President of Iran (2 episodes, 2009)
Hossein-Ali Montazeri	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2009)
Mohsen Rafiqdoust	...	Himself - Cabinet Minister: Iran (2 episodes, 2009)
Bruce Riedel	...	Himself - Iran Desk: CIA (2 episodes, 2009)
Javad Zarif	...	Himself - Deputy Foreign Minister (2 episodes, 2009)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

political leader | nuclear science | 1980s | iraq iran war | middle east | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

L'Iran et l'Occident

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brook Lapping Productions, DRTV Productions, France 3 (FR 3)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Excellent

A riveting three-hour BBC series about the relationship between Iran and the "West" over the last few decades. It clearly sets out the chronological history, but what makes it great are the interviews with major players, including Khatami, Vance, Rafsanjani, de Cuellar, Albright and Larijani. These personal accounts of vital meetings, brinkmanship, exasperation on all sides - even straightforward low comedy - are fascinating. Behind-the-scenes negotiations, shifting allegiances and politicians or diplomats being outflanked by unforeseen events put the familiar (and often baffling) news stories in context, together with great use of archive footage.

I can't recommend it highly enough, especially in the light of current events.