Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. Then the Islamic Revolution swept the country.

The regime survives through repression and distractions from abroad, not through any sincere base of support.

Several factions could vie for power in the event of a regime collapse. Some of them would even give cause for hope.

The son of Iran's last shah offers to lead the country's democratic transition, warning that the Islamic Republic's survival ...

President Trump’s historic precision strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend hit their targets and “destroyed" and ...

Roxana Saberi felt like she was back behind bars in Tehran. As she watched Israel’s bombing of Evin prison, the notorious ...

The question now is what a shaken Islamic Republic in dire economic straits will do with what Iranian President Masoud ...

U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Jim Hanson discusses the aftermath of U.S. strikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities ...

In this fractured social landscape, the pervasive language of moral outrage, while used to express passionate commitment to ...

Three Iranians were executed for allegedly spying for Israel, Iran's judiciary said, bringing the total put to death on ...

On June 22, in the early morning local time, the United States inflicted "severe damage" - confirmed by the International ...

The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.