With a population of over 90 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population and is the sixth-largest country in Asia. Iran is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the …

2 days ago · Iran, a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The country maintains a rich and distinctive cultural and social continuity dating back to the Achaemenian period, …

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3 days ago · Iran has seized a foreign tanker allegedly carrying 6 million liters of "smuggled diesel" in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian state media said on Friday.

4 days ago · The seizure last month came amid fears of a renewed conflict between Iran and Israel. By Chris Cameron and Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington A U.S. special operations team boarded …

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Iran’s foreign ministry on Sunday denounced a deadly shooting at a Jewish holiday event in Sydney, months after Canberra severed ties with Tehran over allegations of its involvement in attacks …

1 day ago · The Islamic republic no longer controls the symbolic universe that once anchored its legitimacy.