The shift from Persia to Iran didn't happen until the year 1935. The government under Reza Shah Pahlavi asked the diplomats ...

Evangelical Bible believers see the uprising in Iran as a battle between principalities and powers similar to a battle that ...

Tufts Persian Students Association hosted professor Neda Moridpour on March 15 to kick off the club’s new lecture series, entitled “Iran’s Political History: Resistance and Revolution.” The series was ...

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's regime is facing scrutiny for widespread human rights violations amid weeks-long protests.

This article is authored by B Bala Bhaskar, former ambassador and specialist in West Asia and Gulf Affairs, New Delhi.

Shah Jahan commissioned the Peacock Throne in 1628, completed after seven years of craftsmanship at a cost of 10 million ...

Correction: The original version of this article misquoted Jeffrey Spier as saying the Getty Villa has mostly Greek, Roman and Tuscan classical art. In fact, the Getty Villa has mostly Greek, Roman ...

Officially recognized as the Islamic Republic of Iran, this nation is located in Western Asia. The nation is bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Turkey. The ...