u.s.s. vincennes shot an iran passenger jet off the coast, killing 290 people. >> the u.s. never foally apologised for the attack. most iranians we talked to say they like americans, not american foreign policy. >> i like america, i like american muscle cars, i don't hate america. my friends too. >> 77 years has passed ut. it's 40 years or younger. they have no memory of the shah's beijing. or a memory of the americans doing bad things. now we have the nuclear negotiations. this is an west. >> reporter: now that a deal on the nuclear programme is in place, some hope it signals a direction in the history of hostility, it will not happen overnight. >> for more, i'm joined by the executive director of the international campaign for human rights, a group based in new york. he said the recent arrests in iran aims to eroat hassan rouhani's popularity coming out of the nuclear deal and cement dominance in parliamentary elections in february. good to see you, thank you for being with us. do iranian authorities not get they are playing with fire, the campaigns could turn world opini