TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as red soil flowed into the sea and turned the ...

An Iranian-linked hacker group leaked sensitive personal data belonging to a former Israeli prime minister this week, one of a number of attacks linked to Tehran that have raised concerns about Israel ...

Publicity material for Googoosh: A Sinful Voice, a new memoir by the Iranian singer in exile, calls her a predecessor to Beyoncé and Madonna—a comparison that might seem over-the-top to American ...

A designated “Pride Match” at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle will feature the national teams of Egypt and Iran, two countries where homosexuality is criminalized. The local organizing committee in ...

Iranian women pray for rain at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran on Nov. 14. (Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/Shutterstock) Iran is best known as an exporter of terror and mayhem ...

“Iran simply can’t allow this impression to linger that we’ve been ahead of them every step of the way,” says an officer in an Israeli intelligence service. “They have to show that they can take us by ...

Iran has been battling its worst drought in more than six decades. A blaze in the north has now eaten through parts of the old treasure. By Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi A wildfire burning for more ...

Iran’s foreign minister said his country would halt plans for a reinstatement of nuclear inspections at a time of heightened concern over Iran’s enriched uranium. By Erika Solomon Iran said Thursday ...

Iran is suffering from a severe drought that has depleted water sources, pushing authorities to begin cloud-seeding, or spraying chemicals into the air to facilitate rain. Those efforts, which began ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Saturday confirmed seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz over violations including carrying an ...

Iran is feeling the impact of a drought that has lasted for more than five years. Satellite images comparing last November to this one show lakes and reservoirs shrinking to a small fraction of their ...

Iran is accelerating its missile production with the stated goal of being able to fire 2,000 missiles at once in any future confrontation with Israel, aiming to overwhelm the country’s advanced ...