Iran's science minister spurs dormant student movement - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ali Afshari

Ali Afshari

Jan 9, 2014

Dr. Faraji Dana claps as Iranian President Mohammad Khatami receives his honorary international relations doctorate in Tehran. Dr. Faraji Dana (R), president of Tehran University, claps as Iranian President Mohammad Khatami receives his honorary international relations doctorate from Tehran University April 27, 2005. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl - RTR9DQU — Reza Faraji Dana (R) claps as then-President Mohammad Khatami receives his honorary international relations doctorate, Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2005. — REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Iranian MPs wait for the results of impeachment of Minister for Science, Research and Technology, Reza Faraji Dana as other MPs (top L) count the ballots after voting at parliament in Tehran on August 20, 2014. Iran's conservative-dominated parliament voted to sack the science minister for wanting to recruit people accused of involvement in the 2009 protest movement. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Impeachment casts doubt on return of Iran student movement

Ali Afshari

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during a meeting at the Xijiao State Guesthouse in Shanghai, May 22, 2014. REUTERS/Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3QAM1

After minister's impeachment, critics of Rouhani grow louder

Arash Karami

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is surrounded by security while commuting to meetings on the sidelines of the 69th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, September 25, 2014. Rouhani blamed the rise of violent extremism on "certain states" and on unidentified "intelligence agencies" and said it was up to the region to find a solution to the problem. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR47PL1

Embattled Rouhani struggles to find allies in parliament

Arash Bahmani

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a joint news conference with Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah al Khalid al Sabah (not pictured) in Kuwait City December 1, 2013. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee (KUWAIT - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX15ZK5

Iranian hard-liners in parliament go after Rouhani’s team

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics