Long before Persia dominated the ancient world, Iran was shaped by older civilizations that laid the foundations of imperial power. This episode follows the path from Elam and early regional kingdoms ...

The history of Iran, with its many twists and turns, is like watching the story of human civilization itself unfold over ...

When Iran goes to war with Iraq, Saddam’s Hussein’s jets bury her Jewish neighbors in rubble. “Persepolis” has almost all the history you need to know in its tiny introduction and 150 pages. It is one ...

Iran is back in the headlines. The word “Iran” does not appear in the Bible, but the names of preceding peoples and empires ...

It's not just energy supplies that have been disrupted by the Iran war. It's also hitting frankincense, a commodity that's ...

The political transformations of 1979 resulted in restrictions on women’s rights in Iran, reshaping their legal and social ...

The Islamic Republic is at the centre of a war sending shock waves around the world, and despite being pummelled by the US ...

Here, the celebrated Iranian writer Jalal Al-e-Ahmad once stood, gazing at the isolated shores, and famously dubbed the ...