What Iranians need now is a government that invests in their welfare, respects human rights, and allows free expression, a ...

"We should pay attention to this in our policy discussions," a former U.S. Central Command chief told Newsweek.

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More than 46 years after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, there is talk among Iranians — both those living in Iran and among the ...

There is not much more that can be said about the unfathomable levels of devastation the genocide in Gaza has reached. Francesca Albanese, the United ...

Iranian Kurdish dissidents have been watching from abroad for signs that the government in Tehran might falter after the ...

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

At least three Kurds were killed and 16 people wounded Saturday during protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as authorities imposed a curfew after days of tensions.

Iran is predominantly Shia Muslim, making up about 90 percent of the population, while Sunni Muslims and other Muslim sects ...

Strongmen rarely resolve ethnic conflicts—they use them to tighten their grip on power.

As a ceasefire settles in after nearly two weeks of war with Israel, Iranian authorities have launched a sweeping internal ...