The exiled crown prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi reacted to the news of the “bloodthirsty" Ayatollah and killer of tens of thousands being "erased from the pages of history.”

In many ways, the conflict between Iran and the U.S. and Israel has been decades in the making. Ramtin Arablouei, host of NPR's podcast "Throughline," explains how.

Seed of the Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof calls Iran’s dead leader Ali Khamenei 'the most hated figure in the contemporary history of Iran.'

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.

In 1984, Iraq initiated the “tanker war” with Iran when its air force attacked oil tankers bound for Iranian ports. The tanker war continued for years, and eventually involved the US Navy when, on May 17 1987, an Iraqi plane accidentally struck the American frigate The Stark, killing 37 crew members.

Iran is in the news again. This time because the bazaar joined protests against the Islamic Republic of Iran and many protesters have been reported killed and seriously injured. The bazaar is a microcosm of economic activity by the merchant class mixed ...

As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for dominance in the Middle East.

US helped kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a modern first. Here’s how America’s assassination taboo eroded, and why it matters.

President Trump’s extraordinary attack on Iran, which took out the country’s supreme leader, has echoes of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East that history shows hasn’t always been a success. It

The name Iran comes from the Indo-Iranian roots of the people who built early Persian civilisation.