On of the big three in the axis of evil is undergoing some serious governmental turmoil. This story from CNN claims 117 legislators are resigning in protest of the conservative regime's attempt to block hundreds of reform candidates from running for Parliament.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/01/iran.elections/index.html
So Iran is becoming more conservative, meaning anti-US/West, in the wake of the war in Iraq. Go figure!