The son of Iran's last shah offers to lead the country's democratic transition, warning that the Islamic Republic's survival would bring more bloodshed.

Among the landmarks: Naqsh-e Jahan Square, also known as Shah Square and Imam Square, was laid out between 1598 and 1629, its broad central area surrounded by mosques, palaces and the Isfahan Bazaar.

Israel and the U.S. are bombing military and government sites in Iran, destroying or jeopardizing its cultural and artistic heritage.

Photos of Isfahan from its small ‘mountain’ overlook the graceful city. Postcards display its majestic blue mosque. All is ...

Though officials in Washington, including Vice President JD Vance, rushed to clarify that regime change was not formal policy ...

Mandana Kashanian, who came to the U.S. as a teenager on a student visa in 1978, has been arrested by immigration officials ...

Iran is predominantly Shia Muslim, making up about 90 percent of the population, while Sunni Muslims and other Muslim sects account for roughly 9 percent. The remaining 1 percent includes roughly ...

Two 19th-century British accounts, kept at the library of Astan Quds Razavi, highlight the emotional depth and social reach ...

Imam Square embodied Isfahan’s spirit of tolerance and cultural fusion — its very heart. On June 21, the United States carried out an airstrike on a nuclear facility near Isfahan. As tensions rise, ...

The Israeli forces on Saturday struck a dozen of military targets in Iran, including two F-5 fighter jets at the Dezful ...