Eventually, Iran was taken over by the Qajar Dynasty, which was of Turkish origin. "They had this kind of, let's say, a give and take with the Ulama, the clerics of Iran," Merhavy said.

Seven historical monuments in Isfahan Province have been officially added to Iran’s National Heritage List, further cementing ...

In a new find under five historic homes in the Iranian city of Abarkuh, archaeologists discovered an underground settlement ...

TEHRAN- The Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum, one of the treasures of Iranian art and history, is set to reopen on Saturday ...

A remarkable underground city, believed to have been built for security as well as water access, has been discovered beneath ...

In fact, my direct ancestor, the Mukhi of Calcutta Jamat in 1837, led a tax revolt/property dispute against the 1st Aga Khan when Lord Auckland invited him to flee Qajar Persia for the ... Olympic ...

March 11 (Reuters) - President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the U.S. while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to "do whatever the hell you want", Iranian ...

The federal trial of two suspects kicked off Monday after the pair were charged in a thwarted plot to kill a U.S.-based critic of the Iranian government on behalf of the Islamic Republic.

The trial is expected to show Iran’s efforts to punish those who criticize it, no matter where they are. By Colin Moynihan First, the Iranian government was accused of trying to lure a ...

Prosecutors say figures in Tehran hired two men to kill Masih Alinejad, a journalist who had criticized Iran’s head scarf laws. By Colin Moynihan In the summer of 2022, a group of people ...