A new year arrives, as it always does, with hyacinths, mirrors, fire, and that old Persian genius for survival. But […]

Treasure Hunters Broke Sasanian Ostodans, in Marvdasht, Fars Province In my earlier on Iran’s “silent earthquake,” I argued that the

Please Sign & Share the Petition! https://c.org/MFxHmyT9Zh at Change.org In light of escalating instability in Iran and the increased risk

Back in 2020, when President Trump threatened to strike 52 sites in Iran, the number was meant to be theatrical.

I find myself thinking of the Tehran International Film Festival, founded in 1972 and gone by 1977 after only six

Last night, Oscar night performed its usual sleight of hand: a blizzard of glamour, a few victors, a few bruised

How war, corruption, and land subsidence are undoing Iran’s cultural heritage The missiles arrived late to a demolition already underway.

I last visited Chehel Sotoun in the beginning of 2009, on a road trip with my father and my beloved

Golestan Palace in Tehran and the White City in Tel Aviv do not resemble one another at first glance. One