Photo: Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor will play The Town Hall in New York City, Nov. 30. Photo courtesy of Nima ...

The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone. On a busy sidewalk outside a ...

UNITED NATIONS -- Iran does not appear to be actively enriching uranium but the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country's nuclear sites, its chief said ...

All over Los Angeles, Zachary Asdourian hunted for the music of an Iran that could have been. The co-founder of the L.A. record label Discotchari scoured for dust-caked Persian pop records at Jordan ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Discotchari’s new compilation “Tehrangeles Vice” resurrects forgotten 1980s Persian pop songs made in L.A. by ...

Esfandiari went missing in early March 2025, and her family informed Iranian officials of her disappearance after not hearing from her for an extended period. After remaining tight-lipped for nearly a ...

An Iranian lower court handed heavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged with spying for France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, a week after Paris and ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian lashed out at the U.S and Israel for their attacks in June during a speech at the United Nations on Wednesday, one day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...

The Trump administration officially banned Iranian officials in New York from visiting wholesale shopping outlets such as Costco, Sam’s Club or BJ’s Wholesale Club this week, marking an unusual act of ...

Iranian sisters Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat have voices of raw silk that blend as only siblings can. Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat are internationally celebrated Iranian vocalists, composers, and educators ...

The Iranian star, honored with a Locarno award during the Swiss festival’s opening night, also talked about Netflix, Iranian film and tales, her love for France, and trying to just exist. By Georg ...

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await. Afghans being forced out of Iran are ...