Jim Slattery, a former U.S. congressman from Kansas.[/caption]Jim Slattery who says it was first invited trip by a US lawmaker since 1979 says Iran could fall back under rule of hardliners without nuclear deal
A former US congressman visited Iran in December, marking what he said was the first time a current or former American lawmaker had been invited to the Islamic republic since its 1979 revolution.
The Iranians are deeply concerned about respect the one thing they yearn for is respect, Jim Slattery, 66, said in a presentation at the Atlantic Council thinktank.
His Iranian hosts, he said, assured Slattery he was the first US lawmaker invited to the country since the revolution that ousted the Washington-backed shah.
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