Iran Trip 1

Reframing Iran: Views From the Field – 2007


Executive Summary

Introduction

Full Report

Findings


Regime-Change Rhetoric Harms Relations and Reforms

Nationalism is a National Pastime

President Ahmadinejad in Person

Government Must Meet Rising Expectations

In Peace, Economic Strivers Question their Government

Ideology is Discredited by Corruption, Undermined by Media

Higher Education of Women Accelerates

Who Speaks Up for Women’s Rights, and How

Coping Amid Restraints and Repression

The Rise, Retreat, and Potential Revival of Reform Politics

Attitudes Toward Americans Since the Invasion of Iraq

Forward Collaboration and Communication

Recommendations


To the U.S. Government

To the U.S. Congress

To NGOs, Universities, Media Organizations, and Private Citizens

Appendix and Reference


Trip Delegates

List of Interviews

Acknowledgments