As grainy videos of Israel’s strikes on Iran spread in WhatsApp groups and Telegram channels used by the Iranian diaspora, Persian Jews in the U.S. are viewing this moment with a mix of trepidation and excitement — the first time in decades, some say, that the Iranian regime truly appears vulnerable.

Hormuz Strait separates Iran from Oman and UAE, connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. Every day, around 20 million barrels of oil transit the Strait

Kharg Island is a small island in the Persian Gulf. It lies 16 miles off the northwest coast of Iran. It's 451 miles from Tehran, Iran's capital — roughly the distance from Detroit to New York City. It is just five miles long,

Navigation signals from more than 900 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf went awry over the weekend, creating confusion in the shipping chokepoint as the fighting between Iran and Israel intensified.

Oman and Qatar were leading efforts to begin ceasefire talks, while mediators said Iran was open to resuming nuclear negotiations if Israel’s attacks stop.

Several dozen sidelined Voice of America staffers have suddenly been called back to work as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates.

The decision to bring back the Persian-language wing comes as the conflict between Iran and Israel escalated following missile strikes on Thursday and Friday night. Late Thursday, Israel launched missile strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and Friday Iran launched a retaliatory strike on Israel.

Employees of Voice of America’s Persian-language service who were sidelined by the Trump administration have been hastily called back to duty as Iran and Israel exchange missile strikes in a ...

Princess Iman Pahlavi, the granddaughter of Iran’s last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was married in a traditional Iranian ceremony, according to her father, the exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. The bride’s grandmother,