Iran may not have a nuclear weapon—but it controls the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s why this narrow waterway could become ...

A tiny coral island in the northern Gulf is one of Iran’s most sensitive targets, and one of the easiest to hit, but has so ...

Many assumed Iran is an Arab country due to geography and religion, but the truth is rooted in a 2,500-year-old Persian ...

From Egypt to Pakistan, the sectarian geography shows that US-Israeli strikes on Tehran are more than a bilateral conflict.

Recent military actions have led to reports of Iran effectively restricting movement through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil and gas transit route. This has caused oil prices to surge and ...

Iran is often grouped with Arab nations, but it is not an Arab country. Its people are largely Persian, its language is Farsi, and its history stretches back to ancient empires long before Islam. Here ...