An Iranian government spokesperson announced that the country is moving its capital city to the south by the coast, inciting both support and backlash.

As the most populous city and political and administrative nerve-center capital of Iran, Tehran’s possible brush with a powerful earthquake would entail in widespread political and social crises.

Moreover, the city, generating some 30% of Iran's GDP, is perilously vulnerable to earthquakes, as it sits atop two major seismic fault lines. Tehran was established as capital by Agha Mohammad ...

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum reviving an aggressive approach to Iran as his new administration pressures the ...

Qom, IRNA – An official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) has announced that the Tehran-Mashhad high-speed ...

Iran is changing its capital city to Makran, in the southern coastal region, from Tehran in the north for economic and ecological reasons, according to Persian-language satellite TV station Iran ...