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.

Eric Benét is more than a 2000s R&B singer; he is becoming one of our favorite internet uncles in the most hilarious ways.

Iranian state media on Tuesday reported a partial and temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz, widely considered one of the world's most important oil choke points. It comes as the U.S. and Iran ...

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 ...

U.S. and Iranian representatives met in Oman on Friday for talks over the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program, the first such negotiations between the two sides since U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear ...

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 ...

Six Iranian gunboats unsuccessfully attempted to halt a U.S.-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. The security firm Vanguard Tech told its clients ...

Incident occurs before possible US-Iran talks Iranian Shahed-139 drone shot down by F-35 jet Iranian boats harass US-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz, US military says Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S.