As another round of talks is set to begin between the U.S. and Iran over the country's nuclear program, Iran is also experiencing a cultural evolution. NBC News' Richard Engel gets rare access inside ...

Visitors frequently describe the people of Iran as welcoming, generous, and eager to share their culture. This warmth ...

Bahram Beyzai, legendary Iranian filmmaker and playwright, dies at 87, leaving a lasting impact on cinema and theatre.

The latest season of this ‘Iranian Spring’ began on 28 December 2025, when highly influential merchants of Tehran’s Grand ...

Widespread tributes have been shared for Bahram Beyzai, a giant of Iranian cinema and theatre, who has died aged 87 in the US ...

Before 1979, Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their Western peers. Then came the Islamic Revolution—and everything ...

The Iranian Heritage Foundation hosted a vibrant concert featuring renowned Iranian-Azerbaijani singer Mansour, who put on a dazzling performance at the Illinois Conference Center on Saturday. Mansour ...

Listen to series host and podcast contributor Megan Vahdat sit down with the director of UCLA’s Iranian music program, Dr. Shahab Paranj, to discuss the importance of sharing traditional Iranian music ...

The recent Los Angeles premiere of "Tales" (Ghesse-ha) by writer-director Rakshan Bani-Etemad, was part of the UCLA Film and Television Archive's Celebration of Iranian Cinema. I saw this touching and ...

Introduction / Tim Stanley -- Emerging Iran: silent treasures from the dawn of history / John Curtis -- The Persian Empire / John Curtis -- Last of the ancient empires: the Iranian Renaissance / John ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Four Iranians gather for a cosy dinner party, cracking jokes in Persian over a traditional meal of saffron rice and stew. It's a tableau that could be straight out of Tehran. But ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association has stepped-up calls for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to reappraise its relationship with Iran’s government-controlled Farabi cinema ...