Government of Iran

Iran’s parliament impeached science minister Reza Faraji-Dana this week over allegations of extremism stemming from the country’s 2009 “Green Movement” protests. The sharply divided vote shows how the protests are still a powerful issue in Iranian politics.

Iraq’s neighbor, Iran is watching events in Syria very closely. That’s because it shares a 900-mile border with the country and it also has a long, bloody history with its Arab neighbor.

Iraq’s neighbor, Iran is watching events in Syria very closely. That’s because it shares a 900-mile border with the country and it also has a long, bloody history with its Arab neighbor.

US relations with Iran have never completely recovered from the seizure of American hostages at the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.

2013 was a historic year in US-Iran relations. For the first time in 34 years leaders of the two countries spoke on the phone.