IRAN AFFAIRS: After founding the Pahlavi dynasty, Emperor Reza Khan sought to reduce the influence of the Shia clergy and other religious authorities and to create a modern, centralized nation-state.

Iran says it temporarily closed parts of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most crucial shipping lanes, for a military ...

The Persian Gulf has often been a place where tensions rise fast. The region is crowded with shipping lanes, military bases, ...

As the United States continues a significant military buildup in the Middle East, Iran has taken steps to signal its readiness for war, including fortifying its nuclear sites and rebuilding missile ...

The day before nuclear talks were set to resume, Iran conducted live drills in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Younes Sadaghiani in the Knesset. (photo credit: Courtesy @younessrocks) Comparing Israel and Gaza before the war, Sadaghiani ...

Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East.

It has long been an accepted fact within the U.S. foreign-policy community that if any country blocked or interfered with shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States and its allies would use ...

At least 19 Iranian Christians reportedly killed during protests against Iran's regime, including victims Nader Mohammadi and ...

Iranian state television says the Revolutionary Guard's navy has seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf Thursday, claiming the tankers had been smuggling fuel.

WEST LOS ANGELES -- "Tehrangeles" in West Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran. This cultural enclave, also known as Little Persia, is where Iranian Muslims, Jews, ...

Iran International was labelled a 'terrorist' organisation by Tehran in 2022 — CARLOS JASSO Journalists at the Persian-language TV station Iran International in London have been working flat out, ...