formerly known as the Shahyad Tower, is a monument on Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the landmarks of Tehran, marking the west entrance to the city, and is part of the Azadi Cultural ...

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DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran will not be able to ignore its arch-foe the United States and needs to "handle its enemies with forbearance", state media ...

Iran is building a “defensive” tunnel within Tehran’s metro network over fears of further Israeli strikes on the capital. According to Jafar Tashakori, the head of Tehran’s city council transport ...

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday for crucial talks on Iran's nuclear programme, warning just ahead of his trip that room for manoeuvre is ...

France’s Eiffel Tower, for example, has attracted close to 300 million visitors since it opened in 1889. It’s been photographed enough times to make it instantly recognizable even to those who ...

Free Expression: By exaggerating our woes for partisan reasons, politicians on both sides of the aisle threaten to squander America's enduring global superiority. Photo: Shen Hong/Xinhua via ZUMA ...

Authorities in Tehran released a blood-splattered mural depicting photos of Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 with the text “no hostage will be released” in Hebrew, Iran ...

The IYCS is the organizer of the Tehran International Short Film Festival. Raed Faridzadeh, the head of Iran Cinema Organization, honored the memory of the nation’s martyrs, the martyrs of resistance, ...

DUBAI (Reuters) -Several loud explosions were heard in Iran's capital Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj early on Saturday, semi-official Iranian media said, adding that the cause was unknown.