Son of deposed shah forced to distance himself from the once-dreaded Savak as some of his supporters glorify it

Insiders portray defense secretary as increasingly isolated after officers with impeccable reputations forced out

The US has deployed more forces since the truce and senior Iranians seem to be relishing the prospect of the fight

‘Of course there’s going to be retaliation,’ says one expert. ‘It may be that this is what Trump’s interested in’

A man claiming to be an Iranian intelligence officer promised me he would reveal his country’s secrets. Then he disappeared.

If we have any hope of preventing a full slide into permanent autocracy, these must happen

And how to resist it

When revolutionary students seized the US embassy in Tehran, they initiated a 444-day ordeal that had a huge impact on Carter in both political and human terms

Trump is hardly the first US president to introduce miscast nominees, but he has nominated ambassadors at a rate not recalled in recent memory

From his actions, and the glee that they have elicited, one learns not that the health-care system is broken but that many people are.

Senior party figures consider withholding contributions to presidential library to express anger at pardon for son Senior Democrats are reportedly considering withholding contributions to Joe Biden’s future presidential library amid a mounting backlash…