"What's quite unique to Iran is that Iran retained its civilization and its language, while other languages made way for ...

In a new find under five historic homes in the Iranian city of Abarkuh, archaeologists discovered an underground settlement ...

From ancient Persia to today, the Jewish people have faced enemies seeking their destruction—but like in the Purim story, ...

A remarkable underground city, believed to have been built for security as well as water access, has been discovered beneath ...

In the Sassanid period, Queen Pourandokht became the first woman to ascend the throne—one of only three female rulers in ancient Iranian history. Under the Pahlavi dynasty, women like Shahbanu ...

A major concert, "Organ and Ancient Iranian Instruments," took place at the Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in the Russian capital, featuring the Iranian classical music ...

After the nod of approval for her daughter-in-law from within Iran's ancient lyrical treasure trove, she said: "I finally regained hope". Some Iranian fortune-tellers, known as falgir, offer a ...