Iran Week: Watching a 3,000-year history come to an end in Persia
The former Iranian president, who died last Sunday, was once indicted in connection to the 1994 AMIA bombing—the deadliest massacre of Jews anywhere since World War II
In one debate surrounding the JCPOA, it’s all about the Benjamins
In the fight over sanctions and the nuclear deal, how did the supposedly all-powerful pro-Israel lobby lose to the slick operatives of the National Iranian American Council?
Iran, Iraq, Gaza, Israel, Shia, Sunni, Muslim, Jew
Medea Benjamin, of CODEPINK, says she does not regret participating in the New Horizons conference in Tehran, a haven for paranoid anti-Semitism
Asking whether Jews in Iran are really free to celebrate
Disengagement from a region whose power structures are predicated on American management is a recipe for disaster
As the war in Syria deepens sectarian splits among Muslims, Iran’s choice to send rockets to Gaza is a sign the emperor has no clothes
Beijing proved masterful at enabling Pyongyang to expand its program, and did the same for Pakistan. Now it’s Tehran’s turn.
A wrinkle in the nuclear deal emerges, plus advice from Billy Joel
Dan Shadur talks about his documentary about life under the Shah, and his parents’ golden years in Tehran
The unbelievable story of Israel’s last military diplomat in Iran
Ethnic minorities, backed by neighboring Arab countries, are ramping up assaults against the regime in Tehran
Thirty years after the Islamic Revolution made them exiles, the Persian Jews of Los Angeles are split in new ways by an old question: how much to hold on to religious and cultural traditions forged in a country that now hates them
The consequences of bombing Iran
Times chief files from Tehran
As a teenager, Roya Hakakian fell hard for the Iranian Revolution. It may have betrayed her, but you never forget your first love.