Tourism in Iran: The country will soon be opening up again after years of isolation

And you know what? You should go.It's an odd combination of developments that has led us to this unlikely stage. Obama wants a foreign policy rapprochement to sign off his second term; Iran has a reformist President, Hassan Rouhani, who wants to reach out to the West and end the sanctions that have crippled his economy; and Western governments hope Iran will be a vital ally against extremist Isis.