In this context, Azerbaijan – a secular, Shia-majority state with deep historical, cultural, and geographic ties to Iran – emerges as an ideally positioned partner to help Washington steer Iran’s ...

Jan. 12 (UPI) --Iran has entered a prolonged season of unrest. Protest, resistance and sporadic riots echo through cities and provinces. The causes differ from past cycles. The grievances are not only ...

The development sets the stage for a likely further escalation of tensions between the U.N. nuclear agency and Iran, which has reacted strongly to similar moves by the watchdog in the past. There was ...

Iran has been battling its worst drought in more than six decades. A blaze in the north has now eaten through parts of the old treasure. By Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi A wildfire burning for more ...