An Iranian Judiciary official said that efforts to alter the name of the Persian Gulf stem from hostility and enmity towards ...

Persia was officially renamed Iran in 1935 after Reza Shah Pahlavi, then Shah of Iran, felt that 'Persia' was an exonym - a historical name given by outsiders ... He also shared a map that the Library ...

To understand the current crisis, some historical perspective is in order. The roots of the conflict The standoff between Iran and Israel ... changed the region’s map. Israel occupied the ...

Tension have spiked in the Middle East after Iran's missile attack on Israel this week. Fears rose that Israel's military intends to retaliate "significantly" and swiftly after Iran fired almost ...

Iran has cited a 19th-century British map as part of its dispute with the United Arab Emirates over a number of Gulf islands. Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb sit at the entrance to the ...

Israel’s vow to retaliate against Iran for a massive missile attack on the country is bringing a focus on oil supplies from the Persian Gulf, and keeping markets on edge. Crude prices in London ...