While there are continued disputes about the compatibility of Islam and democracy, many Muslim-majority democracies exist.

The 12-day confrontation between Iran and Israel in June 2025 may not have escalated into a full-scale regional war, but it ...

Pakistan on Saturday came out in support of Iran after Israel launched a series of blistering attacks on the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program and its armed forces. Pakistan's defence ...

Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. Then the Islamic Revolution swept the country.

President Trump said discussions with Iran would take place next week as top administration officials forcefully pushed back ...

President Donald Trump claimed that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a ...

Israel’s military headquarters were struck after Iran’s Islamic Republic unleashed a barrage of missiles on central Tel Aviv late Friday night, causing “significant damage” to the Jewish ...

President Donald Trump's new travel restrictions on 19 countries sparked backlash from Democratic lawmakers and social media critics who condemned the policy as discriminatory.

The best way to describe Iran just before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 would be as hybrid-secular. Under the Pahlavi dynasty of 1925–1979, which ruled just before the 1979 Islamic Revolution ...

There a total of nine nuclear weapons countries in the world, with a combined arsenal of 12,119 nuclear warheads, out of which approximately 3,880 are active. Published: June 18, 2025 5:06 PM IST ...

From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. Then the Islamic Revolution swept the country.

Islamic State (IS) has been attempting just that, according to more than 20 sources, including security and political officials from Syria, Iraq, the U.S. and Europe, as well as diplomats in the ...