As the distribution of power shifts in the region, with Iran losing relative power and Israel and Turkey emerging on top, an intensified rivalry between Tel Aviv and Ankara is not a question of if, ...

Kintoor is the birthplace of Syed Ahmad Musavi, a devout Shia scholar born in 1790, whose descendants would go on to reshape Iran’s political and religious landscape.

The 28-year-old great-grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran’s Islamic Republic, was standing on a balcony in Tehran in the middle of the night on Tuesday as sounds of ...

For years, Khomeini adamantly rejected any thought of compromise. Then, in July 1988, he realised that Iran could take no more and, in his words, drank the “cup of poison” and allowed a truce.

The International Atomic Energy Agency just released a long-awaited report detailing Iran’s failure to comply with a its investigation into the regime’s nuclear-weapons work.

Iran accelerates hunt for successor after Israeli attacks Two top candidates include Khamenei's son Mojtaba, insiders say Potential rival Hassan Khomeini could present more moderate face Supreme ...