What led to the overthrow of the Shah and are there parallels between then and now?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For Googoosh, Iran’s most-famous singer, life always has been balancing act of one kind or another. It began as a child, performing with her acrobat father who ...

I was in my mother’s womb when the Islamic Revolution of 1979 shattered my family’s homeland, forcing us into exile. Like so many Iranians, my country was stolen from me before I could even take my ...

Ellie Borhan, an Iranian activist who founded the London-based Stage of Freedom group, told The Post that protesting against the regime, even in the diaspora, has become unsafe.

Iran is once again in a season of internal reflection. One that resists easy capture by salacious headlines or official declarations. It is a reckoning long felt in hushed conversations at bustling ...

The revolt and ensuing violence in Iran should not surprise anyone who truly values fundamental civil rights. There is a strong historical case that brutal dictatorships have a limited shelf life, ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For Googoosh, Iran's most-famous singer, life always has been balancing act of one kind or another. It began as a child, performing with her acrobat father who ...