Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei the country’s new supreme leader following the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state media reports.

Shayan Ghadimi talks with customers in her restaurant in Paris, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Turnbull) Shayan Ghadimi talks with customers in her restaurant in Paris, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Turnbull) Shayan Ghadimi ...

Israel has pounded Tehran with airstrikes as Iranians mark Nowruz, or the Persian New Year. The attacks Friday came a day after Israel pledged to refrain from more strikes on a key Iranian gas field after Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf.

NEW YORK (AP) — War is rippling through their ancestral land — and being waged with the country where they live. This week, Iranian Americans already trying to navigate a push-pull of worry and hope unleashed by this month's conflict have been ...

Sydney: Nowruz (meaning “new day” in the Persian language) is the Iranian, or Persian, festival celebrating the coming of spring – and the regeneration it brings. It is the first day of the year in the Iranian solar calendar (which began in 1079 ...

The Iranian Ambassador to India has lauded New Delhi's advocacy for dialogue in the West Asia landscape, advocating for a unified denunciation of actions taken by the US and Israel. He underscores the critical role of Chabahar Port and the flourishing partnership with India.

LOS ANGELES -- After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family's favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn't feel like throwing her annual house party with a roaring ...