Every year on the last day of autumn, Iran marks Yalda Night, an ancient festival celebrating the winter solstice, the ...

TEHRAN--With a history spanning over 8,000 years, the Iranian civilization is recognized as one of the oldest and most ...

As Minnesotans with shared roots in one of history’s great civilizations — Iran — we write in the wake of pivotal events reshaping the Middle East. Ali was born in Tehran and came to the U.S. just ...

The work begins by re-examining Iran's earliest connection to Christianity, emphasizing the role of the Magi--widely ...

Guest: Dr Reza Shaghaghi Zarghamee is a Post-doctoral Fellow in Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World ...

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 ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Today, the friendship between Jews and ordinary Iranians is alive and well, with Iranians taking to social media to express support for Israel after the Bondi attack. We must stand with them in turn.