The geographical expanse of Iran is as interesting as its political history. The jagged peaks of the Zagros Mountains in the ...

Beneath the rocky peaks of a mountain called Kūh-e Kolang Gaz Lā, which is better known as Pickaxe Mountain, something is happening, and nobody outside Iran knows exactly what, as per a report. Now, ...

Ancient Mesopotamia and Iran are usually treated separately or as part of a much broader "Ancient Near East." However, the developments that lie at the root of our own world--farming, cities, writing, ...