Iran, Iranians

Political repression and a teetering economy have sparked widespread protests and chants of “Death to the Dictator.”

With demonstrations in dozens of cities across Iran, Ali Khamenei and his regime are faced with a dilemma.

Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.

Part memoir, part exposé, part cookbook, “The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club” reveals the hidden lives of women dissidents in the Islamic Republic.

What does the Biden Administration want Netanyahu to do in Lebanon and Gaza?

For a country facing deep challenges, and with an aging Supreme Leader, the President’s demise has spawned an existential question: Who can sustain the revolution?

A Palestinian writer is detained by Israeli forces while he tries to flee Gaza with his family. Plus, a story of Christmas at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

The prisoner exchange will almost certainly not stop an Iranian tactic that has spanned more than four decades.

Brokered by China, the agreement between the two regional rivals reflects shifting economic—and ideological—alignments.

In Bushwick, Ali Saboor offers spectacular cocktails and striking interpretations of traditional dishes such as kashke bademjan, kebab, and ghormeh sabzi.

After a near-fatal stabbing—and decades of threats—the novelist speaks about writing as a death-defying act.

England scored six against Iran in a match that felt heightened by the strange atmosphere in Qatar.

Houshang Touzie parked cars and got punched by Mr. T on “The A-Team” before being cast in the theatrical version of Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner.”

“Charlie Wilson’s War,” “Sweeney Todd,” and “Persepolis.”