Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... draw lines over the valleys and slopes here in western Iran. They are ancient paths, trodden by feet and hooves ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine ... nearly 4,000 years ago. In India, Iran, and Arabia, coursing with cheetahs—or “hunting leopards,” as ...

Peter Gwin is an editor at large for National Geographic and cohost of the award-winning podcast Overheard. He began as a staff writer for the magazine in 2003, and has contributed stories from an ...