With humor and curiosity, New York Times correspondent Thomas Erdbrink shares a rare journey into a private Iran often at odds with its conservative clerics and leaders. With surprising encounters inside the closed society, whether around protests about headscarves, visits to America, or dreams of martyrdom, Erdbrink gets Iranians to reveal the intricacies of their private worlds.

Watch Our Man in Tehran on WGBH’s Frontline, tonight at 7pm on WGBH World.

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