While the first three parts of the series explored the history of Shiite Islam and how the lack of an earthly imam formed ...

Saddam Hussein could have changed everything. In an ironic twist, the Iraqi dictator responsible for countless deaths across ...

The world may be witnessing Khamenei’s attempt to restore his image—though whether he, or someone else, is behind it remains ...

After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran's longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ...

The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.

The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the public face of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, won over many supporters in the West despite his brutality. His image as a Muslim saint was in large part the result ...

Iranian ayatollahs issued fatwas saying insults or threats against the supreme leader from "a government or individual" will ...

The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.

The top Shiite leader said any 'individual or government' threatening the Islamic community are 'waging war against God.' ...

Several members of Iran's reformist movement reportedly requested Israel's support for a regime change process during the ...