Ah, Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. A time of joy, renewal, and, apparently, unexpected generosity from the White House to the Ayatollah.

Celebrated by more than 300 million people worldwide, Nowruz is a 3,000-year-old tradition cherished in Iran, Afghanistan, ...

Ho Chi Minh City recently welcomed 200 Iranian tourists on the inaugural direct charter flight from Tehran, marking a ...

Dunhuang used to be called Shazhou, and this night market is a good place to explore, eat some local delicacy and snacks, and buy some handicrafts. It consists of five separate sections, namely the ...

Iran is using aerial drones, facial recognition systems, and a citizen-reporting app to enforce mandatory hijab laws on women, according to a United Nations report released Friday. The report ...

GENEVA (AP) — Iran is increasingly relying on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s mandatory headscarf in public, as hard-liners push for ...

DUBAI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's letter to Iran's clerical establishment "will soon be delivered to Tehran by an Arab country," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in ...

TEHRAN, Iran — China, Iran and Russia conducted joint naval drills Tuesday in the Middle East, offering a show of force in a region still uneasy over Tehran's rapidly expanding nuclear program ...

Ever since its revolution in 1979, Iran has cultivated a network of proxies and friends throughout the Middle East. For years, this strategy proved successful. Slowly but surely, Tehran’s “axis of ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – As Iran, China, and Russia conduct joint naval drills in the northern Indian Ocean, Iran’s Navy chief stressed that new maritime powers are emerging. Rear Admiral Shahram ...

Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at ...

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