Seed of the Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof calls Iran’s dead leader Ali Khamenei 'the most hated figure in the contemporary history of Iran.'

The countries were united by weapons and oil until the 1979 Islamic revolution tore their friendship apart.

In many ways, the conflict between Iran and the U.S. and Israel has been decades in the making. Ramtin Arablouei, host of NPR's podcast "Throughline," explains how.

Years of escalating conflict between Iran, Israel and the U.S. culminated in the strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader. Here’s how the region reached this turning point — and what may come next.

Days after the US and Israel first launched strikes against Iran, the conflict is widening by the hour, drawing in other countries across the region, sparking fears for the global economy and leaving

In a New Year's eve toast in 1977, US president Jimmy Carter hailed the Shah of Iran and called the country 'an island of stability'. It wouldn't remain an 'island of stability' for much longer.

Iran is in the news again. This time because the bazaar joined protests against the Islamic Republic of Iran and many protesters have been reported killed and seriously injured. The bazaar is a microcosm of economic activity by the merchant class mixed ...

Khamenei assumed power following the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, inheriting a revolutionary state still consolidating itself.

ATLANTA — Those who were walking or jogging on the Atlanta BeltLine Sunday morning got a history and current events lesson. Members of the Iranian American Community of Georgia hosted a public photo exhibition highlighting victims of Iran’s current and ...

The son of Iran's late shah on Saturday hailed the reported killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying the Islamic republic that