"What's quite unique to Iran is that Iran retained its civilization and its language, while other languages made way for ...

In a new find under five historic homes in the Iranian city of Abarkuh, archaeologists discovered an underground settlement ...

With the countdown to Nowruz underway, Iran is buzzing with preparations for one of the most significant and cherished ...

A remarkable underground city, believed to have been built for security as well as water access, has been discovered beneath ...

On Purim, Jews celebrate a long-ago victory over hatred, but it's worth praying too for the frustration of some modern ...

Oriental Institute Photographic Archives This collection includes all the spectacular aerial photographs of ancient sites in Iran taken by Ernst Herzfeld between 1935 and 1937. The next four maps were ...

Long, twisting roads draw lines over the valleys and slopes here in western Iran. They are ancient paths, trodden by feet and hooves for thousands of years in the ever repeating movement of migration.

March 5 is celebrated annually as National Tree Planting Day in Iran by planting saplings across the country to highlight the ...

Il n'y va pas par quatre chemins. Mohsen Rafighdoost, ancien ministre des Gardiens de la Révolution, admet, au cours d'une interview à un site iranien, Didban Iran, avoir envoyé des hommes pour ...

Other areas such as Hamadan may also experience lichen growth, but to a lesser extent.” The presence of lichens on Iran’s ancient monuments remains a conservation challenge, but experts stress that ...

C'est une interview qui fait beaucoup de bruit en Iran. Mohsen Rafighdoost, ancien ministre des Gardiens de la Révolution (1982-1988), bras armé du régime, reconnaît publiquement, dans une interview ...