Golnaz Esfandiari

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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Iranian American correspondent with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and editor of Persian Letters, its Iran blog; former editor-in-chief of the Persian service Radio Farda

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President Obama's threat to bomb Syria for its use of chemical weapons was, in part, a warning to Iran about its nuclear program.

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President Obama's threat to bomb Syria for its use of chemical weapons was, in part, a warning to Iran about its nuclear program.

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