My country, I will build you again, / if need be, with bricks made from my life.”  That line from Iranian poet Simin ...

For nearly two-and-a-half decades before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the boundary-pushing artist captivated audiences in ...

Today, I want to talk about eight countries that, if you've visited them solo, put you in a different category of traveler.

Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young ...

Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign enemies -- a show of defiance toward Iran's modern-day foes in the wake of its ...

Tehran (AFP) – Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign enemies -- a show of defiance toward Iran's modern-day foes in ...

About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity ...

Tehran unveiled a statue on Friday depicting Sasanian king Shapur I's defeat of the Roman emperor Valerian Tehran unveiled a statue on Friday depicting Sasanian king Shapur I's defeat of the Roman ...

From the deserts of Iran came innovations millennia ahead of their time, wind catchers, ice houses, and the world’s first windmills. These passive cooling systems provided natural air conditioning and ...