President Rouhani holds the key to Irans economic revival.
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The fate of the nuclear deal, she tells me, will determine Iran's direction for the next decade, particularly the outcome of parliamentary elections next year and the future of women's rights. If the deal dies, hard-liners will make their power play, bringing back draconian rule at home and surly confrontations with the outside world. "Right now we have to wait and not focus on other types of freedom because our focus is on foreign policy," she says. "If the nuclear issue is resolved and relations are restored with the West, tourists can come back, business will grow and a lot of other changes can happen." She too wants to restore relations with the U.S. "It's time," says the granddaughter of the man who once personified the Islamic Republic's hostility to the U.S., "for us to get along."