The election of President Hassan Rouhani has led Iran's political leadership to indicate that reconciliation between the Islamic Republic and the United States could be a distinct possibility.  In the immediate aftermath of talks at the UN General Assembly, the Stimson Center and the Heinrich Boll Foundation North America held a discussion on positive social and political changes in Iran, the role of Iranian youth in changing the political culture and the implications of a Rouhani presidency on the future of US-Iran relations.

Speakers included Ramin Asgard, former US diplomat and former director of the State Department's Iran office in Dubai and Arash Ghafouri, consultant to presidential candidates in the 2013 election. Geneive Abdo, Fellow at Stimson's Middle East program served as moderator. Klaus Linsenmeir, Executive Director, Heinrich Boll Foundation North America provided opening remarks.

The full event can be seen here: