Iran announced Monday that a court ordered the dissolution of two major pro-reform political parties at the request of the Interior Ministry, according to state media. In April, the ministry suspended both parties' activities, claiming they undermined state security.
Both parties supported reformist Mir Hossein Mousavi, who said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won re-election through fraud. Senior members of both parties were jailed as a result of the mass protests that followed.