From a hostage crisis, a years-long war, and a nuclear dispute, Iran’s struggles remain pivotal to its identity.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spokesman for Iran’s armed forces on Tuesday warned U.S. President Donald Trump not to ...

1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns ...

"The conditions in Iran today are not comparable to those that precipitated the downfall of the Shah and the triumph of the ...

Demonstrations that began as outrage over the economy are facing a brutal crackdown as President Trump weighs military action ...

Sunday marked the fifteenth day of protests.

In a blog entry at Mother Jones, Adam Serwer tackles Iranian-American Mansour Arbabsiar’s alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. He provides four interesting details ...

CAIRO (AP) — Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran’s ...

Iran was plunged into a nationwide internet blackout Thursday as mass anti-government protests spread around the country, with Iranians angered by a flailing economy and crackdowns by security forces ...

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has grown into a powerful force with the country's theocracy, answering only to its supreme leader and overseeing its ballistic missile arsenal and missions ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Iran’s nuclear capabilities. 1957 – The United States signs a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Iran. 1958 – Iran joins the IAEA. 1967 – The Tehran Nuclear Research ...