7 days in Iran.

7 days in Iran.By Scott Peterson

How a possible thaw with the West is viewed in Iran – on the factory floor, at Friday prayers, and in government suites.

Scott Peterson has made more than 30 visits to Iran since the mid-1990s. But following the disputed election of 2009, which resulted in months of political unrest, few journalists have been able to report from inside the country. Yet changes are now under way, with the surprise election of centrist President Hassan Rouhani in June, and a new interim nuclear deal agreed on with six world powers in Geneva in November. This is a diary of Mr. Peterson's first seven days back in the Islamic Republic, after 4-1/2 years away.Read the full story here.