Aladdin Hiroo is one of those hole-in-the-wall restaurants that most people miss, but once you discover it, you’ll fall into another world of flavor. The Persian restaurant is nestled on the outskirts ...

French-Iranian artist, author and women’s rights activist Marjane Satrapi, the illustrator behind the graphic novel memoir ...

Persian kittens are already known for being adorable fluff balls, and they're not even into their full-grown coats yet. But there's something that happens with these cloud balls when they're running ...

Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches. By Sanam Mahoozi Erika Solomon and ...

The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure. By Sanam Mahoozi Mira Rojanasakul and Hiroko ...

The Middle East—and the Persian Gulf at its heart—have been battered by the Iran war since late February. Mines have been deployed across the Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Gulf, countless ...

Pakistan has imported its second shipment of liquefied natural gas from the Persian Gulf in a week, showing how Islamabad is leveraging its newfound geopolitical influence to ease an energy crunch.

Kuwait says detained men confessed links to Revolutionary Guards mission According to Kuwaiti authorities, the men attempted to infiltrate Bubiyan Island aboard a fishing boat on May 1 and were ...

There are fewer than 1,100 Persian leopards left in the wild, with 80% — perhaps 732 individuals — concentrated in Iran. A handful remain in Russia, the Caucasus and countries across Central Asia.

Ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz now face tolls and strict Iranian oversight as Tehran launches the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, with JPMorgan forecasting 11‑figure annual revenue from tolls.

After reportedly charging $2 million per ship and threatening to cut undersea cables, Iran wants to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a digital toll booth. According to a report, media outlets linked to ...