China’s backing of the UAE in a long-standing territorial dispute over three Persian Gulf islands has unsettled Tehran.

The conflict-ridden Middle East will stand at a critical juncture in 2026 after power shifts and unresolved wars, political ...

Restricting Tehran’s growth and water use — however politically difficult — would be more prudent than trying to engineer ...

A dean also removed Shirin Saeidi as director of the Center for Middle East Studies, which is under scrutiny by Republican ...

No one attends the Doha Forum to hear balanced discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The annual conference—the ...

Thousands of Iranian protesters were arrested in the months after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, following her arrest for improperly wearing her hijab. Many spent time at the notorious Evin prison ...

A wildfire burning for more than a week in drought-stricken Iran has razed portions of the ancient Hyrcanian Forests, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to many endangered species. On Sunday, Turkey ...

Iranian women perform a prayer for rainfall at the Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine in Tajrish, Tehran, on November 14, 2025, as the country suffers from a severe water crisis. Authorities in Tehran warned last ...

DUBAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A fire that broke out at an oil refinery in Jannatabad Industrial Estate in Iran's Semnan province killed at least one person and injured three, state media reported on ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Friday that the Trump administration’s actions could destabilize the Middle East amid deteriorating relations with the United States. “President Trump has ...

In an interview with Tom Llamas, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that President Trump has embarked on a path that “will set fire to the entire region.” He warned that anyone who attacks ...