Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign enemies -- a show of defiance toward Iran's modern-day foes in the wake of its ...

Researchers using wartime aerial photos and Cold War satellite imagery have identified a vast, once-lost Persian garden complex in Iran.

Explore the history of Iran from 600 BCE to 2020 in this comprehensive video. The documentary takes you through significant eras, including: - Ancient era - Achaemenid era - Greek Occupation - ...

As Minnesotans with shared roots in one of history’s great civilizations — Iran — we write in the wake of pivotal events reshaping the Middle East. Ali was born in Tehran and came to the U.S. just ...

TEHRAN, Iran — I’ve worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A lot of what I cover involves either Iran’s government or its relations with the West, but I also try to shoot on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People take part in a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran, on January 11, 2026 in London, England. (photo credit: Alishia ...

Guest: Dr Reza Shaghaghi Zarghamee is a Post-doctoral Fellow in Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World ...

“I think there are only two countries on this planet that can claim to have a biblical relationship: Iran and Israel. This goes back 25 centuries. Cyrus the Great [c. 600–530 BCE] freed the Jewish ...

Crossing the border into Uzbekistan, we arrived in the heart of the Central Asian Silk Road. Our first stop was Khiva, a ...