Roxana Saberi felt like she was back behind bars in Tehran. As she watched Israel’s bombing of Evin prison, the notorious ...

The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.

The rise of Izz al-Din al-Haddad in the chain of command suggests the group will hold firm to its position demanding a total ...

The question now is what a shaken Islamic Republic in dire economic straits will do with what Iranian President Masoud ...

One of Iran’s leading human-rights defenders warns that authorities there will turn on their own people to consolidate power ...

In 1258, the Mongol Empire unleashed one of the most devastating sieges in history, bringing down the heart of the Islamic ...

When the U.S. attacked Iran, many pointed to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq as a parallel. But it is important to stress the ...

Months after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled Syria, the country’s Kurdish population faces continued uncertainty — and Turkish ...