Iran’s view of the leaked cables
Iran’s president has dismissed as propaganda the leaking of US cables detailing Arab calls for Washington to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the release by the Wikileaks website of thousands of extracts from US diplomatic messages was simply psychological warfare against Iran. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets a reality check from Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour.
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