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Syria Chemical Weapons Deal Has Implications For Iran

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Hassan Rouhani is the the 7th and current president of Iran. (Sepahvand/www.rouhani.ir)
Hassan Rouhani is the the 7th and current president of Iran. (Sepahvand/www.rouhani.ir)

A complicated and high-stakes game is playing out in efforts to force Syria to give up its chemical weapons.

It's a diplomatic initiative that has major implications not just for Syria, but for Iran, which has a large stake in the continuing conflict in Syria, as well as its own difficult negotiations with the international community over its nuclear program.

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This segment aired on September 25, 2013.

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