Jimmy Carter is known for his defense of human rights worldwide. But in 1979, he threatened to deport thousands of Iranian ...

From ancient conquerors to modern revolutionaries, Iran has produced figures who've shaped history. Join us as we explore the ...

In addition, Israel has carried out the largest airstrikes it has ever launched against Iran, reportedly weakening the ...

"The uproar on several Western-based Persian-language television channels, the anger of the few remaining monarchist supporters, and the group's harsh criticism of European countries demonstrate that ...

As Iran's aging autocrat Ali Khamenei doubles down on confrontation with Israel and the United States, the nation stands at a ...

The Urdu Adab’s special issue on Mir Taqi Mir acknowledges a past mistake of censorship and rectifies it by publishing, for the first time, the complete unabridged text of ‘Zikr-i Mir’, the poet’s ...

Once in power, Pahlavi developed a secret police force ... the students began to use rights-based language, partly due to their exposure to the American civil rights movements; to them, the ...

When they are not sure, they look in his face and body language and do as he pleases ... The sample of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was extremely popular with the people, lost his ...