The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.

Iran is not a mono-ethnic nation-state. ... Instead of fantasy maps drawn in Western conference rooms, we should chart a path that empowers the Iranian people, all of them, ...

Non-Persian ethnic minorities—Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Arabs, Turkmens, Baluchs, and dozens more—make up more than half of Iran’s population, and they dominate vast regions of the country ...

Blasts rang out across a swath of the Middle Eastern republic’s territory, targeting Iran’s nuclear capabilities, military ...

In this visual explainer, Al Jazeera provides a snapshot of Iran’s geography, key cities, population makeup, and ethnic diversity. Iran at a glance. With a population of 92 million, ...

More than 80 people have died in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province this past week, residents and activists say, in clashes between antiestablishment demonstrators and security forces.

While Persians make up about half of the population, Iran is home to various ethnic groups, including Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, Lurs, and Turkmen.

Iran on Monday condemned US President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, warning it would amount to “ethnic cleansing.” Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil ...

The HRW report comes at a time of worsening relations between Baku and Tehran, with Azeris representing the largest ethnic minority in Iran. The prison sentences against 10 Azeri activists, ...