Contrary to claims of weakness, Iran remains a formidable actor with robust defense capabilities and significant geopolitical ...

At the beginning of his presidency, Carter announced that human rights would be the centerpiece of his foreign policy, then helped to bring to power one of the bloodiest regimes on Earth.

Iran faces a tough year of confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding an exceptionally weak hand after 2024 left it with an acute economic crisis at home and setbacks in ...

Iran has revealed new ... make another run at Liam Coen New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source New wildfire in southern California forces tens of ...

Now, after nearly 200 years, scientists have identified the 'mystery volcano' that cooled down the Earth's climate when it erupted in 1831. In their research, published in Proceedings of the ...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been detained in Iran since Dec. 19 on charges of breaching Islamic law, her plight sparking outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity involving Rome ...

ROME—The case of Cecilia Sala, the prominent Italian journalist detained in Iran, is becoming a test for Italy’s government, which finds itself caught up in Iran’s shadow war with the U.S ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. One of the many complex foreign policy problems that Donald Trump will inherit ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran executed over 1,000 prisoners in 86 ... Sharmahd was executed in October after being charged with "corruption on earth" in what was called a "grossly unfair" trial.

Italy has summoned Iran’s ambassador to demand the immediate release of an Italian journalist who was detained in Tehran in December, as the government and opposition ramp up public pressure on ...

“A positive majority vote has been reached to lift limitations on access to some popular foreign platforms such as WhatsApp and Google Play”, Iran’s official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday, ...

US president reportedly held secret talks last month on what to do if Tehran moved closer to building a nuclear bomb Joe Biden reportedly discussed plans to strike Iran’s nuclear sites in the ...