Marking the Iranian New Year, Pahlavi said that Iran without the Islamic Republic would contribute to "regional stability, ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

To celebrate Nowruz, people light bonfires, set off fireworks and send wish lanterns floating off into the night sky.

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last Tuesday of the year, ahead of Nowruz, the ...

The US president says Iran's leadership would be blamed for "every shot fired by the Houthis". Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said calls for negotiations by “bully states” are aimed at dominating others, not resolving issues, after US President Donald Trump urged him ...

It has been three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the conflict has had a profound effect on the Russian weapons industry, causing its arms exports to plummet. The ...

This handout picture released by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 17, 2025, shows him greeting attendants during a meeting in Tehran. KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via ...

1:13 Iran is ‘greatest source of instability’ in the Middle East, Rubio says President Donald Trump sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, seeking a new deal with Tehran to ...

Trump said Iran can either be handled "militarily or you make a deal." President Donald Trump said he sent a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei about negotiating a nuclear deal ...