Disillusionment runs deep in Iran, with the nation's political leaders, its religious establishment, and with the impasse the nation has reached 25 years after the Islamic Revolution. There is no ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - A commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Monday Iran's strategy was to wipe "the Zionist regime" (Israel) off the political map, Iran's state TV reported.

Most of the Shiites are in Iran, but they are also the majority in countries like Azerbaijan, Bahrain and Iraq, and are a significant political and military force in Lebanon and Syria. Iran is ...

Although the world’s eyes have focused on the protests in Iran to a degree not seen in decades, the country has long been a hotbed of political activism and revolution—short and long ...

Tehran, Iran – Iran has a stake in the stability of its western neighbour Iraq, which has just experienced two days of deadly violence after months of political turmoil. Iraqi foreign minister ...

Republic and Islam are two pillars of Iran’s Constitution. The two aspects give legitimacy to the Iranian political system. The most important difference between this Constitution and the Constitution ...

The United States cut diplomatic ties with Iran after activists seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 following the Islamic Revolution, which toppled the U.S.-backed Shah. In September 1996 ...