Despite the vast reach of the Ottoman Empire, from North Africa to Eastern Europe, one powerful neighbor remained unconquered: Persia. In this video, we explore the reasons why the Ottomans never ...

Nearchus, the Navigator, bridged East and West with a daring voyage that reshaped ancient maritime strategy and trade routes.

Mughal India lost control of key lands 285 years ago today, and it marked the beginning of Afghanistan as a separate nation.

The name of the body of water has become an emotive issue for Iranians who embrace their country’s long history as the Persian Empire ... Trump needed to “study geography.” ...

the first king of the Persian Empire, considered the father of the Iranian people, from the sixth century BCE. Iranians also know that Arabs have tried many times to destroy Persian culture and ...

Cyrus’ exemplary leadership forged a patchwork of ethnicities into an empire that founded Persian rule in the Middle East, Professor Lynette Mitchell explains. Read the Transcript Cyrus the Great (or ...

A recent report claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump intends to announce Washington's recognition of the Persian Gulf as the "Arabian Gulf" has sparked strong reactions in Iran, ranging from ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained its historic ties to the gulf under the Persian Empire.

It found that during the Achaemenid Persian empire, between 559 and 330 BCE, the name Pars Sea was widely used in written texts, denoting Persian influence over the area. In that period ...

Ghalibaf pointed out that while money can buy material goods like shoes and clothes, it cannot purchase history or geography ... the Achaemenid Empire in 550 BC, this body of water south of the ...

President Trump said Wednesday he’s considering trying to change the name of the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf. Trump said he’s going to make a final decision on the ...