Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Iran, one of the world’s oldest and most influential civilizations, has a rich history that spans over 5,000 years. Located ...

Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

During the Israel-Iran war, the countries traded missile and rocket fire that killed and injured hundreds of civilians and ...

On paper, it looked like a mismatch. Iran is not only one of the oldest and most established places in the Persian Gulf but ...

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government…a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always ...

Making of an empire. As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

On paper, it looked like a mismatch. Iran is not only one of the oldest and most established places in the Persian Gulf but ...

Understanding the unfolding geopolitical drama around Iran requires an understanding of its history. There is perhaps no ...

Iran's nuclear obsession can be explained through three key facts: deterrence failure, religious incentives for apocalyptic ...