1967 — Iran takes possession of the Tehran Research Reactor supplied by America under the "Atoms for Peace" program. 1979 — U.S. ally Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, fatally ill, flees Iran as popular ...

Persepolis begins with the Revolution, when Marjane’s father, Ebi, tells his daughter why they took to the streets to fight: “2,500 years of tyranny and submission. First our own emperors. Then the ...

Professor Tarek Masoud joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the history of Iran. Is Iran an Arab country? Why did the Iranian revolution happen? Is Iran the only middle eastern ...

Iran began lifting its internet blockade after 88 days, the longest internet blackout in modern history. Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, announced in a Tuesday X post that the country ...

After months-long delays, Tehran is in the midst of organising a six-day, multi-city funeral for late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid tight security and fragile US-Iran talks over Hormuz, nuclear and ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Taj Mahal on Monday and posed for photographs with his wife Jeanette Rubio in front of the Mughal-era monument. The visit soon triggered a diplomatic ...

Why Iran's flag has caused some controversy for fans attending the World Cup in North America.

INGLEWOOD, California, June 21 (Reuters) - Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei believes his team's unbeaten start to the World Cup will be written in their footballing history after a turbulent build-up marked ...