A new study reveals how the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism influenced early Judaism during the Achaemenid Empire.
Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how ...
As the US- and Israeli-led war in Iran continues into its second week, Arvand Khosravi, an Iranian American born in Paris, ...
As tensions rise with Iran, Kurds face a familiar dilemma: seize opportunity or risk repeating a long history of abandonment ...
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Opinion: In the name of the Mahdi

Khamenei’s assassination has begun a clash of civilizations that can draw the United States, Israel and Iran into the vortex of an apocalypse.
For Iranians, the current assault is part of a much longer history in which repeated invasions have tested the country's ...
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Persian Gulf War: Lesson in industrial-defense?

OXFORD–“We don’t wish for war, but if it’s imposed on us, we won’t [shirk],” Iran’s last Shah (King of Kings) said in an interview at the height. “[This is] our jugular vein; we live by that … nobody ...
Iran’s ancient cultural sites face growing threats from war, environmental damage, and limited preservation resources, putting irreplaceable parts of humanity’s shared historical heritage at risk.
All indicators suggest that everything the Iranian regime has caused since 1979 is beginning to unravel. This means that the ...
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Lessons on co-existence from ancient Persia

Increasingly Malaysians are becoming exclusive instead of being inclusive and learning to co-exist - respecting our different religions and cultures - as did the ancient Persians.
The League of Corinth was an initiative of King Philip II of Macedon to unite all Greek city-states against the Persian Achaemenid Empire ...