With a population of over 90 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population and is the sixth-largest country in Asia. Iran is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the …

3 days ago · Iran, a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The country maintains a rich and distinctive cultural and social continuity dating back to the Achaemenian period, …

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Nov 27, 2025 · Rainfall caused floods in parts of western Iran on Monday, after months of drought led to the worst water crisis in decades and pushed authorities to begin cloud seeding over the weekend.

18 hours ago · But after the 12-day war, people in Iran found themselves caught at the intersection of the regime’s war against its own people, and war between the governments of the Islamic Republic …

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Feb 10, 2025 · Israel responded with a limited strike on Iran that appeared to be calibrated to avoid further escalation. The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, another key Iranian ally, in …

16 hours ago · Iran's military fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets near the Persian Gulf on Friday as part of an exercise aimed at deterring foreign threats, a report said.

Iran’s fractious parliament is the crosshairs of increasingly strident criticism as factional infighting has precluded any concerted response to a deepening economic and ecological crisis.