For now, Israel and Iran have ceased military att­acks against each other. Although the situ­ation appears unstable, there’s hope that a renewed “war of cities” will not afflict civilians. This is an ...

In the heart of the Middle East lies a land whose name echoes through the corridors of history—Iran. With a civilization stretching back over 5,000 years, Iran has given the world philosophy, poetry, ...

American foreign policy in West Asia is a textbook example of adolescent overreach: short attention spans, cyclical memory, a ...

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.