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

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Vali Nasr, a professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University, about nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

Speaking in front of people can make us nervous even in our first language, so it can be even worse in a foreign language ...

Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran's ...

Tahereh Habibi has translated the book and the Research Center for Islamic Culture and Art has published it in 356 pages, Mehr reported. “Politics of Piety” is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist ...

There's no denying it, Persian cats are easily one of the most iconic, instantly recognizable breeds of housecat. Beloved in their native homeland of Persia (modern-day Iran) for hundreds of years ...

The first test is scheduled to be held in mid-February, IRNA quoted Abbas Qanbari-Baghestan, an official with the Organization of Student Affairs, as saying. The test will include listening, speaking, ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article mischaracterized Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s most recent call for anti-government protests. The Persian service for President Trump’s overhauled Voice ...

If you were eating in Miami around 2015, you likely remember Fooq’s. The downtown bistro was famous for two things: excellent Persian-French comfort food (even winning New Times‘ Best Downtown Miami ...

In a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Dr. Ellery Frahm and his colleagues analyzed two unusual blue-green glazed ceramic sherds discovered in the Gobi Desert in 2016.

A new Bravo multiverse trifecta is here. "The Valley: Persian Style," a new reality series spinoff featuring cast members from the defunct "Shahs of Sunset" show, is set to premiere on Thursday, Jan.

The Valley: Persian Style premieres on January 8, and while Shahs of Sunset fans are sure to recognize cast members Reza Farahan, Adam Farahan, Mercedeh Javid, Tommy Feight, and Golnesa Gharachedaghi, ...