In a new book, the journalist Scott Anderson argues that America’s failure to predict and understand the 1979 revolution has ...

P olitical power in Iran used to be simple. Call him dictator, supreme leader, imam or shadow of God on earth, Ayatollah Ali ...

In 1980 I was invited along with a cohort of historians to attend a conference at Harvard on “Knowing Your Enemies”. We soon ...

The state's top elections officer didn't brief Trump officials in DC. Will the site be fortified in time for the 2026 vote?

In Algiers, Iran sees not only a sympathetic political partner, but a channel through which it can extend its soft power into ...

Iranian Canadians have been following the news in Iran carefully. Sadaf Vakilzadeh/Unsplash, CC BY The recent war waged by ...

The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has raised questions about who — or what — could replace Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei when he dies.

An account linked to Israel's national intelligence agency, Mossad, said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spends ...

After Iran’s war with Israel, questions return about Khamenei’s potential successors By Jackie Northam (NPR) July 9, 2025 7 p.m.

Tehran's alert reflects growing fears of foreign intelligence infiltration amid ongoing tensions with Israel and the United ...

By Nik Kowsar I hate being right about things that only lead to disaster. It’s not flattering. It’s not vindicating. It’s just deeply, depressingly familiar. Right now, in July 2025, millions of ...

It was a scene straight out of a classic ‘Top Gun’ moment, except this wasn’t Hollywood; this was the harsh reality of air ...