The Iranian military has the capability to blockade the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, says Iran's naval commander.

Tens of thousands of Iranians are marking the anniversary of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. It's the first mass ...

In trying to achieve a new agreement, one needs to assess what a “better deal” really means. In recent years, some have ...

This week's Farda Briefing looks into U.S. President Donald Trump’s seemingly reluctant return to his "maximum pressure" ...

After weeks of speculation about "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei's strategy for dealing with the new Trump administration in Washington, it seems that he has opted for a cocktail of tantalizing pledges ...

Iranian Dutch writer Kader Abdolah has said that Indian writers and India have been inspiration for his writing. Kader, a celebrated author in Netherlands, is known for his contributions to Dutch ...

The Islamic Republic isn’t just a regime — it’s a high-stakes soap opera starring corrupt officials, power-hungry warlords, and a whole lot of offshore bank accounts. Each faction runs like ...

Iran's oil minister said imposing unilateral sanctions on crude producers would destabilise energy markets, the ministry's ...

DAVOS, Switzerland — Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday sought to distance Iran from the Hamas’s October 7, 2023, assault on Israel, saying that ...

Iran is “pressing the gas pedal” on its enrichment of uranium to near weapons grade, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday, adding that Iran’s recently announced ...

The United Nations atomic watchdog on Wednesday sounded the alarm that Iran has hit the "gas pedal" on its nuclear development and urged diplomacy just two days after President Donald Trump re ...

The first Trump administration left the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—also known as the Iran nuclear deal—in May 2018, significantly reducing the constraints on and monitoring of ...