Iran has re-emerged at the centre of international attention, following Israeli attacks on the Middle East’s second-largest country on June 13. Stretching from the Caspian Sea in the north to the Gulf ...

Why has Iran never been fully subdued, colonized, or occupied long-term? The answer lies in a potent mix of geography, culture, military strategy, and the deep-rooted nature of national identity.

If you want to know what Russia, China or Iran will do next, don't read their newspapers or ask what our spies have dug up—consult a map. Geography can reveal as much about a government's aims ...

Iran threatened the Internet giant with a lawsuit after the search engine dropped the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps. Iran warns halt to enrichment not on table in nuclear talks ...