One must not think and speak of Iran as a nation state or Iranian culture as restricted only to the political boundaries of ...

Marjane Satrapi will be remembered for her eye-opening film Persepolis which transformed not only Westerners but also exiled Iranians’ understanding of Iran in a simple yet powerful way.

Growing up, my aunties would joke that I was more Persian than my dad. He immigrated to Chicago in 1979 and deeply tried to assimilate, rendering me a certain type of diaspora Iranian with fragmented ...

Despite a war disrupting its soccer infrastructure, visa issues and travel restrictions, Iran will enter its final game of World Cup group play with a chance to move into the knockout round.

As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...

The comedian, who claimed the No. 1 special on all platforms last year, has long played his dual cultures for laughs. But as the conflict gets deadly serious, he says what the world needs now, more ...

Last year, a YouTube channel called Akhbar Enfejari (Explosive News) began posting a variety of digital content with a political and moralistic bent. A young Iranian man delivered Middle Eastern news ...

At a time of major shifts in West Asia, the challenge for India is to engage all major regional actors. When it comes to Iran ...