Despite being so far limited, this week’s protests mark the latest chapter in growing discontent in Iran, while a population quietly reclaims public spaces and personal freedoms through uncoordinated ...

In an unprecedented move, Iran is looking to import water as an official strategy to confront one of the worst water crises in its modern history, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi announced on December ...

It has become conventional wisdom that the strikes launched on Iran this year by Israel and the United States, and the shattering of Tehran’s allies and proxy militias in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, ...

Baghdad to remove Iran-backed Hezbollah, Houthis from asset-freeze list Blames publication error for inclusion of Hezbollah and Houthis, which US might have welcomed ...

Baghdad (AFP) – More than a month after Iraq's parliamentary elections, the country's top leaders remain locked in talks to form a government while facing pressure from Washington to exclude ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Iran’s capital received its first rain in months Wednesday, offering minimal relief from a historic drought ...

Iraq plans to launch a long-delayed project to build a rail line linking its southern regions with neighbouring Iran, the transport minister said. The project was approved by Baghdad several years ago ...

The seizure last month came amid fears of a renewed conflict between Iran and Israel. By Chris Cameron and Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington A U.S. special operations team boarded a ship in the ...

Trump said the U.S. attacked three nuclear sites in Iran. The United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced. B-2 bombers dropped a number of Massive ...

A 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.

Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps run dry. These cascading impacts stem from a prolonged shortage of precipitation in recent ...