Why do we love watching death game shows? A psychiatrist breaks down our obsession with dystopian survival stories.

A young shop manager living alone in Iran's capital was panicking during the war with Israel. Her family wasn't nearby. Her ...

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

I don't know." Ask a Persian? "Why no, my friend! I hate poetry! It's so antiquated!" "Oh. Do you know any good poems?" "Yes, ...

As the Middle East conflict continues and energy stability remains uncertain in the Persian Gulf, energy security remains steady in the U.S., fueled by the Gulf ...

American YouTuber Drew Binsky went on a week-long road trip across Iran, from the cosmopolitan city of Shiraz, right up to the Kurdish-dominated territory in the north of the country ...

Iran last disrupted traffic in the Persian Gulf in April last year when it seized an Israel-linked container ship near the ...

The US has entered Israel's war on Iran after attacking three nuclear sites. Here's what to know about the country.

In nearly all nations of the world, men live shorter lives than women. [1] The gender gap is widest in high-income industrialized nations such as the United States and Canada, where the difference ...

Voice of America’s broadcasts — and social media posts — have become a challenge to produce because the administration has canceled subscriptions to news services like The Associated Press, Reuters ...

In the early days of Israel’s attack on Iran, U.S.-operated Radio Farda, which broadcasts in the Persian language in Iran, debunked a state media report that an Israeli pilot had been shot down ...