Mariam Rahmani’s debut novel is both charmingly familiar and totally unpredictable.

Russia and Iran’s military ties and increasingly tight cooperation in arms use and design suggest that their friendship, ...

Iranian journalist and murder-for-hire target Masih Alinejad described in court Tuesday the moment she saw her bungling would-be killer staring straight into her eyes through her pristine ...

An Iranian activist has been sentenced to 178 lashes and 18 months in prison after being arrested for not wearing a hijab. Hamideh Zarei, a Gilak activist and former political prisoner ...

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