“Through the Olive Trees,” Kiarostami’s new film, is at once a gently appealing love story and a detailed portrait of the Iranian countryside. Set in Koker, a rural village 200 miles north ...

and stoking mass migration from Iran’s countryside to its cities. Image Visitors at the Si-o-Se Pol bridge in Isfahan. The government’s diversion of the Zayanderud River led tens of thousands ...

From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. On February 11, 1979, the Islamic Revolution swept the country. The government was replaced with an Islamic republic ...

A video shared on Instagram by a tour guide shows rainwater washing down red dirt. A stunning natural phenomenon that occurred in Iran recently has captivated and stunned people worldwide.