It’s been a historic week in Iran. For just the second time in the nearly 50-year history of the Islamic Republic, the country has buried a supreme leader. Ali Khamenei ruled Iran – as a spiritual

The regional crossfire raised the risks that an interim agreement to halt fighting in the war could break down, putting the Middle East again at risk of a wider conflict.

After days of public mourning ceremonies in the Iranian capital, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin arrived in Tehran’s Azadi Square. This is what I saw covering the miles-long procession on Monday.

The US and Iran have each asserted control over the Strait of Hormuz following a weekend of attacks, threatening diplomacy and global energy supplies

Authorities have shut down streets, airspace and daily life for the mourning, which began Saturday and will end Thursday as Khamenei, 86, is buried at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.

A film adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s celebrated memoir of teaching literature in a repressive Iran suggests that the story might be more suited to the page.

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports from Tehran, as the marathon funeral of Ali Khamenei ends with his burial, and speculation swirls over the new Supreme Leader’s absence from the funeral

July 11 (Reuters) - An explosion heard in the eastern part of Tehran province was caused by the controlled disposal of ammunition remaining from the war, Iranian state media, citing a local official,

Iranian-American writer Azar Nafisi is the central figure of Eran Riklis’s adaptation of her memoir, “Reading Lolita in Tehran.” A professor of English literature, Nafisi (Golshifteh Farahani), has just returned to Iran from the United States when the film begins in 1979.

A new analysis of commercial satellite imagery concludes Iran has moved beyond poststrike cleanup and begun repairing and reconstructing a key nuclear-related facility. The move could raise questions about its commitment not to advance its nuclear program under the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States last month.

By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Yomna Ehab WASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday and saying it had again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.