SHAB’s earliest memories of music are inseparable from family. Older siblings introduced her to disco, soul, jazz and pop, ...

Good news from Iran is hard to come by, a situation that has prevailed since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But 2026 has marked a new nadir for one of the world’s oldest civilizations, with the ...

THE BREAKDOWN: Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of her team, including photographer Tahmineh Monzavi, have been sentenced to 74 lashes and a two-year ban on travel and artistic work ...

A movie scene of a young Donald Trump lookalike doing his signature YMCA dance to Iranian pop music has been circulating in the war-torn country. It’s built around a long-running — but debunked — ...