Debates about Iran often follow familiar lines. Some emphasize diplomacy. Others argue for military pressure. Both sides rely on well-established models of deterrence, escalation, and negotiation. But ...

"I am an Iranian, and this is our program every night: defence of the country," says a traditionally dressed woman in an Instagram reel, waving the flag of the Islamic Republic as she stands through ...

With a history dating back well before the Christian era, the nation known to the West as Persia officially adopted its native name of Iran in 1935.

The atrocious character of the American and Israeli war on Iran is apparent not only in the aggressors’ murdering of civilians but also in their attacks on Iran’s cultural heritage. The latter country ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate ...

They listen to our songs instead since your media is full of shit.” This is the opening line of an AI-generated video which is part of Iran’s meme campaign – built around Lego-style animation and rap ...

Tehran’s economy is collapsing, its currency is in free fall — so why does the regime still negotiate like it holds all the ...

Directors Fateme Ahmadi, Mohammadreza, Eyni, Sara Khaki and Pegah Ahangarani reflect on the state of their country’s cinema.

Iranian director Jafar Panahi is set to face trial in Iran once more, on charges of “propaganda against the regime.” He was ...

Mahdizadeh Tehrani, from Iran’s ministry of culture and Islamic guidance (MCIG), has said that the country is still ...