A defiant song, whose lyricist is in prison for snubbing the ayatollah, plays on Jewish themes to confront authoritarian rule ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Erdinç Eçevit, the lead singer of the rock band Altin Gün, about his band's new album, "Garip," which pays tribute to the late Turkish folk singer Neset Ertas.

CAIRO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz for a few hours on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, without making clear whether the waterway, one of the world's most vital oil ...

Iranian naval forces began military exercises Monday in the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, the day before a second round of talks with the United States for a nuclear deal amid heightened ...

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thousands of people gathered for a "Global Day of Action" protest in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in support of the Iranian people's fight for freedom and human ...

MUNICH -- Some 250,000 people have joined a demonstration in the Bavarian capital, German police told RFE/RL, in the largest ever protest in Europe by opponents of the authorities in Iran. The Munich ...

The State Department told American citizens to "leave Iran now" on Feb. 6, as negotiators for both countries met in Oman amid President Donald Trump's recent threats of military action. "U.S. citizens ...

Moderator, "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan;" Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan is moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS. Based in Washington, D.C., ...

With its special forces playing a key role in Trump’s national security missions, the Coast Guard is standing up a new command for its elite teams. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday visited a unit in Miami to ...

American forces shot down an Iranian drone Tuesday as it “aggressively” approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea and appeared to have “unclear intent,” U.S. Central ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is shown at Naval Air Station North Island in ...

The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone on Tuesday after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, as the tension between Washington and Tehran ratchets up. An F-35C fighter plane ...