Reckless fantasies of balkanizing the country misunderstands Iranian nationalism and risks catastrophic blowback ...

As Iran was a constitutional monarchy before the revolution, theocratic elements were effectively grafted on top of the ...

A pro-Assad uprising in early March in Syria’s coastal regions was the first test of the country's tenuous unity.

The growing number of conflicts in 2025 is having serious effects on the global economy, primarily through energy and food ...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others in the region have sought closer relations with Iran over recent years in ...

Iranian authorities are sweeping up hundreds of people deemed suspected spies or infiltrators. Some worry the campaign could ...

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

When the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced last month that it would disband and end its decades-long ...

With the Middle East conflict polarised by supporters of each side, finding the truth of what is happening seems to be an ...

As tensions with Israel escalated, Iranian authorities are shifting focus from external conflict to an aggressive internal ...

NCRI leader Maryam Rajavi explains her organization's platform for Iranian regime change, including separation of religion and state and gender equality.

The terrorist group PKK/YPG is preventing non-Kurdish Syrians from returning to the country through a border crossing in ...