Last month, well-known Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi released a song titled “Auschwitz,” about the regime’s brutal crackdown ...

Imagine a society where music is forbidden. A society where listening to music is an offense punishable by imprisonment and lashings. Accessing music is only possible through illegal means. Sharing ...

As U.S. and Israeli strikes hit Iran, musicians and civilians document protests, celebration, and resistance during a pivotal moment in history.

When R.A. met her friends during the internet shutdown that followed the protests in Tehran last month, they were all carrying flash drives to be exchanged. There was nothing but music on the drives, ...

Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When R.A. met her friends during the internet shutdown that followed the protests in Tehran last month, they were all carrying ...

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting ...

The successors of Vashti, the brave Persian woman in the Purim story, are key to the future, writes a musicologist who recently unearthed her family's story.

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 ...

Elizabeth Palmer is CBS News' senior foreign correspondent. She is based in the CBS News London Bureau, and reports on major events across Europe and the Middle East. Palmer was previously based in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The broadcast by Iranian state-controlled television of interviews with several women not wearing the Muslim headscarf during a ...