A group of senior United States university representatives has visited Iran, in what is believed to be the biggest academic delegation since the 1970s. As relations between the two countries begin to thaw, the delegation met representatives of 13 Iranian universities and research institutes. The symbolic visit revives what were once strong academic ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An official with Iran's Science Ministry said a recent visit to Iran by a delegation of senior US higher education representatives had been coordinated with the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The American team had coordinated its trip with the foreign ministry, not with the science ministry, Abdolhossein Fereydoon told Tasnim on Monday....