Trita Parsi on Democracy Now!
June 12th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
Scholar and founder of the National Iranian American Council Trita Parsi (pictured) appeared on Democracy Now! today to discuss the Iranian election. While the report falls in line with many other progressive outlets that believe that Mir Mousavi will emerge as the winner, others on the ground are reporting that it is still a tight race between the reformist candidate and current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
US President Barack Obama made favorable comments about the nature of the election during an event at the White House today:
We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran…Whoever ends up winning the election in Iran, the fact there has been a robust debate hopefully will advance our ability to engage them in new ways.
You can watch Parsi’s interview here.
