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ince its formation, the Axis of Resistance has embodied a defiant stance against imperialism and Zionism. The phrase itself first circulated in the English-language media, in the early 2000s—a respons...

The interconnected nature of different arenas of conflict and the looming spectre of global powers makes the situation increasingly combustible

The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.

Eine der bekanntesten Aktivistinnen Irans verkauft jetzt Ledertaschen. So schafft sie Jobs für Gefangene – und protestiert gegen deren Haftbedingungen.

ince its formation, the Axis of Resistance has embodied a defiant stance against imperialism and Zionism. The phrase itself first circulated in the English-language media, in the early 2000s—a respons...

Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.

Siniša Malešević, Nationalism as a Way of Life: The Rise and Transformation of Modern Subjectivities (Cambridge University Press, 2025) Reviewed by John A. Hall

Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.

US-Präsident Trump und Israels Premier Netanjahu hatten auf einen Durchmarsch gesetzt, als sie am 28. Februar Iran angreifen ließen. Es kam anders - mit weitreichenden Konsequenzen für die Region. Von...

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Did the US president’s belief that Ayatollah Khamenei was intent on killing him influence his fateful decision to launch a war?

Exchanges of fire between the Houthis and their domestic opponents – as well as between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia – have rekindled hostilities in Yemen and adjacent waters. The chances of containme...

Through the Strait of Hormuz an average of 20.3 million barrels of petroleum or roughly 25 percent of the world maritime oil trade passes

Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.

Portugal took the island of Hormuz briefly in 1507-1508, and then came back to rule it 1515 to 1622.

The Story of Indo-European’s (Mostly) Lost Number Introduction One book, many books. One cat, many cats. One woman, many women. One sheep, many… Well, also sheep. In Modern English, the…

Robert Steele’s distinctive and rigorous work details the expanding relations between Africa and Iran in the 1970s. The book begins with anecdotes about Id

When it comes to regime change schemes in the past, two unsavory figures come into mind, one in Iran and one in Congo

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The Department of Comparative Literature and the Program in Middle East/South Asia Studies invite applications for the newly established Bita Daryabari Endowment Postdoctoral Scholar/Lecturer position...

Das Ministerium für Innere Sicherheit der USA postet nationalistische Bildmontagen mit Nationalspielern und Losungen, die an die dunkelsten Kapitel des 20. Jahrhunderts erinnern. Der Weltfußballverban...

We speak to filmmaker Pegah Ahangarani about ’Rehearsals for a Revolution’, a documentary built from family footage that traces four decades of Iran’s history

The Gulf’s “gilded age” has been brought to a screeching halt by the Iran war. And the region's narrative of stability is at risk.

As American and Iranian diplomats gathered in early April in Islamabad for Pakistan‑mediated ceasefire talks to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and its

Two months into the cease-fire, the Iranian economy lies in tatters.

The first issue of Studia Iranica 53 is out. Here is the table of contents: BELELLI, Sara: Laki Nominal Morphology in Historical and Comparative Perspective BORJIAN, Habib: Southern Kurdish in the Anti-Alborz: A Case of Language Isolation PREUD'HOMME, Nicolas: The Fall of Safavid Power According to an Anonymous Manuscript from Post-Revolutionary France