For decades, Iranians have confronted one of the world’s most entrenched authoritarian systems with little more than resilience and collective resolve. Iran’s future cannot be negotiated without the ...

Iran is not in a good state. It is facing its greatest crisis in 43 years since the revolution.” These were the opening lines ...

Apostasy – specifically, conversion to Christianity from Islam – is punishable by death in Iran. Suspected Christians are ...

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

Something extraordinary is unfolding in Iran, and it represents a far deeper rupture than Western headlines have been willing ...

Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Thursday (1 January) called for the “birth of a new Iran” and an end to what he ...

The latest season of this ‘Iranian Spring’ began on 28 December 2025, when highly influential merchants of Tehran’s Grand ...

The fast-changing war between Israel and Iran, in which the U.S. recently inserted itself by targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, has caused a mix of emotions — including fear and uncertainty — among many ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — This cultural enclave, also known as Little Persia, is where Iranian Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians and Bahai have peacefully coexisted for decades. LOS ANGELES (AP) — ...

President Donald Trump addressed the nation on June 21 about the United States bombing Iranian nuclear sites following an escalating conflict with Israel. Israel launched the first attacks on June 13 ...