Transportation is by far the largest market for oil, which is the main ingredient in fuels like gas and diesel. But demand is ...

According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, the two seized vessels were involved in organized fuel smuggling operations in the waters surrounding Farsi Island. Authorities reported ...

Warning: The following story contains graphic details of violence which some readers might find upsetting. A BBC News Persian analysis of hundreds of videos and photographs taken during recent ...

Suraya, a rich communist, and her best friend Sima, a conservative, struggle to find common ground as the Afghan civil war rages. While seeking shelter from a blizzard in post-Civil War Wyoming, two ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. On February 11, 1979, the Islamic Revolution swept the country. The government was replaced with an Islamic republic, which ...

The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences. The walled Palace, one of the ...

This series follows a tight-knit group of Persian friends who have traded Beverly Hills for suburban life in the Valley. Rooted in their culture that values family, friendships and loyalty above ...