Persian spread as it was a prestigious and developed language that worked as a lingua franca for trade and administration across much of the eastern Islamic world.

Officials in Tehran and Washington alike are trading taunts in English, often using American pop culture references.

Some people in the capital said the blasts on Wednesday morning were among the most powerful they had felt in more than a ...

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While the attention of the United States and the wider world is focused on tensions in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, ...

The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from ...

Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday, while airstrikes battered Tehran even as U.S ...

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, described US President Donald Trump as ...

President Donald Trump is addressing the nation on the war in Iran. This is his first prime-time speech since launching ...

Iran is firing several dozen missiles at targets across the Middle East, down from hundreds in the first days of the war. But ...