U.S. President Donald Trump initially threatened a response to Iran’s bloody crackdown on widespread protests in the country last month, and the United States has since positioned military forces near ...

In the ongoing struggle for democracy in Iran, women have emerged as some of the most influential and unifying voices, championing secularism, equality and inclusive governance. Over the past 150 ...

Tara Kangarlou, an Iranian-American global affairs journalist, shares a message of strength and hope ...

An ongoing internet blackout and intensifying crackdowns are obstructing documentation of abuses in Iran, as women human rights defenders face arbitrary arrest, ill-treatment, and prolonged detention.

In Iran, hardline critics are waging a campaign against President Hassan Rouhani to limit his campaign pledge of opening Iran to more social and cultural freedoms. The "culture wars" are as old as the ...

During the 60s and 70s, Iran experienced a cultural effervescence and women's voting rights despite the authoritarian regime ...

Ahead of The Persian Version ‘s wide theatrical release on Nov. 2, Keshavarz spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about portraying the complicated generational relationships among one family’s women, ...

Behind Iran’s ancient sites and legendary hospitality, women are holding together a tourism industry shaped by sanctions and geopolitics. In this World Tourism Network feature, Shahrzad Moayeri shares ...

Instructor Maryam Ghelich (L) gives women students a lesson in riding motorbikes at a training centre in northern Tehran — ATTA KENARE When she first started learning to ride a motorbike, Iranian ...

The new resolution comes amid widespread unrest in Iran, where massive nationwide protests triggered by economic hardship and a severe government crackdown have shaken cities across the country.

IRAN, a land with a civilization stretching back more than five thousand years, has always been one of the most significant ...