Despite the vast reach of the Ottoman Empire, from North Africa to Eastern Europe, one powerful neighbor remained unconquered: Persia. In this video, we explore the reasons why the Ottomans never ...

True Iranians have remained friends of the Jews through both belief and deed. A look at the history of Iran and the Jews.

Part memoir, part exposé, part cookbook, “The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club” reveals the hidden lives of women dissidents in the ...

The renowned Silk Road was a network of trade routes that spanned the Asian, North African, and European continents between ...

A rare Parthian-era wall painting, being kept at the National Museum of Iran, reveals sophisticated artistry and enduring ...

the first king of the Persian Empire, considered the father of the Iranian people, from the sixth century BCE. Iranians also know that Arabs have tried many times to destroy Persian culture and ...

Cyrus’ exemplary leadership forged a patchwork of ethnicities into an empire that founded Persian rule in the Middle East, Professor Lynette Mitchell explains. Read the Transcript Cyrus the Great (or ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained its historic ties to the gulf under the Persian Empire.