By bnm Tehran bureau Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has designated the new Persian year 1404 as the 'Year of ...

This year, against the backdrop of Ramadan and rising discontent, the celebrations took on an unmistakably political tone.

The fire festival offers a great opportunity for that. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the ...

In the early phase of the Syrian civil war, Iran denied the presence of its forces on Syrian soil despite evidence to the ...

Dr. Rasha Alawieh said she follows their religious teachings, not their politics. But what do we really know about Hassan ...

It took 18 hours for one Iranian Christian convert to cross the Iranian-Turkish border when she fled her country. “We were in ...

In recent weeks, the plight of a group of Iranian asylum-seekers claiming to be converts to Christianity has been followed by The New York Times, helping to shine a light on a story not commonly ...

The retired 76-year-old professor of political science was already serving an 18-month sentence for criticizing the Iranian regime. He came out on medical furlough—only for Tehran’s prosecutor to ...

March 6 (UPI) --Iranian musician Mehdi Yarrahi received ... strengthening the chain of solidarity and putting an end to the misogynistic religious tyranny," she said on X. "Mehdi Yarrahi stood ...

Mehdi Yarrahi, a popular Iranian musician, was arrested in a 2023 crackdown after releasing a song that praised women who rejected the mandatory hijab rule. By Leily Nikounazar and Lynsey Chutel A ...

IAEA Board of Governors Convenes for Special Meeting. IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano delivered an introductory statement to the Agency's Board of Governors’ special meeting on Iran. Story | ...

In Iran, media are controlled by the state according to the constitution and private media are not permitted. The broadcaster is under the authority of religious and political leader Ayatollah ...