1. For IRAN, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the info under “Background.” 

2. For IRAN:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Who are the two men?
c) To what charges did Mohammadi-Doostdar plead guilty?
d) What did Mohammadi-Doostdar and Ghorbani admit to doing?
e) How did the two spies obtain the information on American (Iranian-Americans?) citizens who oppose the authoritarian rulers of Iran?
f) The men traveled freely between the U.S. and Iran, a country with which we have had no diplomatic relations since 1980 following the Islamic Revolution and the hostage crisis. The U.S. government granted one man the privilege of being a dual citizen, and the other the privilege of residing in the U.S. as an Iranian citizen. Do you think the U.S. should require stricter vetting (or as a reader suggests - banning) people from countries run by authoritarian rulers who want to live in, or become citizens of, the U.S.? Explain your answer.