Tehran TV previews Iran’s nuclear future

FP Blogger at Large MEMRI clip 1390 This bizarre animated film aired on Tehran TV on February 21, 2007. It shows the completion of nuclear plants in several Iranian cities by the year 2023. In Tehran TV’s view of the future, the United States, encouraged by Israel, mobilizes the international community to stop Iran’s efforts, ...

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MEMRI

This bizarre animated film aired on Tehran TV on February 21, 2007. It shows the completion of nuclear plants in several Iranian cities by the year 2023. In Tehran TV’s view of the future, the United States, encouraged by Israel, mobilizes the international community to stop Iran’s efforts, but fails. 

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