The United States has no diplomatic relationship with Iran. For example, Bahai marriages are not recognized by the government, leaving Bahai women open to charges of prostitution. Children of Bahai marriages are not recognized as legitimate and, therefore, are denied inheritance rights. Bahai sacred and historical properties have been systematically confiscated and some have been destroyed. Group meetings and religious education are severely curtailed.
Universities continue to deny admittance to Bahai students . . .
Bahais are prohibited from government employment. It is a life Sobhian left at 15. His parents and younger brother remained behind. He and his parents agreed that he should leave, said Sobhian, who arrived in the U.S. in 1983. After the 1979 revolution, the situation became increasingly grave, he recalled.