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.

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

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

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the ...

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, ...

TEHRAN – Standing tall in the heart of Isfahan, Hasht Behesht (“Eight Paradises”) is a must-see historic mansion and a captivating reminder of Iran’s Safavid era. Constructed in the second half of the ...

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