Khamenei’s assassination has begun a clash of civilizations that can draw the United States, Israel and Iran into the vortex of an apocalypse.

Explore the 2,500-year history of Persian military prowess. From the Parthian defeat of Rome to Nadir Shah’s conquest of the ...

A new study reveals how the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism influenced early Judaism during the Achaemenid Empire.

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 ...

The Battle of Mycale was a pivotal moment in ancient Greek history, marking the end of the second Persian invasion of Greece.

Though Iran has attempted to move towards democracy in fits and starts since the Constitutional Revolution of 1905, any genuine advance forward has been met with unending opposition, mainly ...