Empires rise and fall, maps evolve, but borders often endure beyond the ambitions that created them. The Durand Line, ...

Here’s a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days. Timeline 1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots.

Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, faces new allegations from U.S.-based scholar Mehrzad Boroujerdi, ...

Figures like Kharrazi are trying to write the latest chapter of the Islamic Republic’s story using an old script. The 12 days ...

Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan have historically been tense, despite the two countries sharing deep cultural roots and ...

For the past hundred years, stars from Fred Astaire to Drake — and the Shah of Iran — have flaunted the British-made car as the ultimate status symbol.

Authorities and press advocates say a climate of impunity and fear is being reinforced by a spate of targeted killings. The ...

Back in the day, the Union Leader published a daily reminder of just how long American hostages were being held captive in Iran after the fall of the shah. They ...

The BP-led Shah Deniz consortium has awarded three major offshore contracts worth about $700 million in total to advance the ...

A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, ...

Taghvai came to be known for standing against censorship, both before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution which toppled ...