Iran has been battling its worst drought in more than six decades. A blaze in the north has now eaten through parts of the ...

This video traces Iran’s earliest civilizations, beginning with the Elamites and moving through the rise of the Achaemenid ...

By bnm Tehran bureau A massive wildfire has scorched more than ten hectares of the Hyrcanian forests in northern Iran, with ...

An Iranian man holds up a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March ...

Fires in drought-stricken Iran are threatening ancient forests that are home to endangered species. Also, Ireland considers making a program permanent that would provide a stable income for artists.

An ancient sculpture illicitly carved from a rock relief in Iran will soon go on display at the British Museum before being repatriated to the National Museum in Tehran. Carved in calcareous limestone ...

The Islamic Republic is strategically leveraging pre-Islamic Iranian nationalism and symbols like the Shapur I statue to ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient and Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought back home from museums and collections in ...

The Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BC -- Map -- Time Line of Achaemenid Kings -- Persia Before the Persians / Timothy Potts -- Shifting Identities in Pre-Achaemenid Iran: Elamites, Medes, and Persians / ...

TEHRAN, Iran — I’ve worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A lot of what I cover involves either Iran’s government or its relations with the West, but I also try to shoot on the ...