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Last broadcast on Tue, 16 Jun 2009, 01:35 on BBC One (Wales only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Iran could be the West's enemy number one; its leaders have called for the destruction of Israel, and have questioned the holocaust. But it could be a powerful broker for peace.
As Iranians prepare to elect a president beneath the gaze of its Ayatollah and supreme leader, Jane Corbin asks whether Obama's recent plea for greater understanding will be heeded.
Obama and the Ayatollah
Jane Corbin returns to Iran on the eve of presidential elections, just as Barack Obama reaches out to the Islamic world.
The changing face of Iranian politics
Jane Corbin looks at how Iran is changing and how Mir Hossein Mousavi holds out the possibility of better relations with the West - if he is elected President.
Iran Archives: The Shah in Power
Panorama has reported from Iran over the past 50 years, from her days as an ally of the West under the Shah to the more troubled relationship we share today.
Watch abridged moments from some of those films here.
Iran: Rap, blogs and the political mix
Sixteen years after last visiting Iran to report for BBC's Panorama, Jane Corbin returned on the eve of presidential elections to find a country with a deepening societal divide.
Iran's scientific challenge
As Iranian voters go to the polls this week in presidential elections, Panorama reporter Jane Corbin investigates the challenges facing the country's isolated scientific community.
Panorama 2000 to present
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Credits
- Presenter
- Jeremy Vine
- Participant
- Jane Corbin
Broadcasts
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Mon 8 Jun 200920:30
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Thu 11 Jun 200904:30
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Fri 12 Jun 200900:25
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Fri 12 Jun 200900:55
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Sun 14 Jun 200920:30
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Tue 16 Jun 200901:35
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