"Reshteh polo is a fragrant rice and noodle dish often served at Nowruz (Persian New Year) for lunch or dinner to symbolize ...

As millions of people break their Ramadan fast, many believers around the world reach for a wildly popular dish tied to an ...

Though Los Angeles is more known for its Persian restaurants, these days, New York can hold its own. With a flock of new restaurant openings, New York Persians are taking their hometown cuisine to ...

House Of Kabob is the perfect entry point for all the ... and mint—and always order the Persian ice cream, a saffron-rosewater treat topped with whipped cream and pistachio.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s push for nuclear deal talks between the two nations, arguing the initiative is only a gateway for Washington to impose ...

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, his lawyer and ...

Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian singer and musician known for his song encouraging women to remove their hijabs, was lashed 74 times as part of his punishment for supporting the protests that swept the ...

Iran is reported to have launched a new crackdown against Iranian Christians this month following the re-arrest of two men. According to a Feb. 10 report on the website of the U.K.-based NGO ...

March 6 (UPI) --Iranian musician Mehdi Yarrahi received 74 lashes as part of his sentence a song supporing women's rights and opposes the Middle Eastern country's draconian hijab laws, his lawyer ...

For years, Iran watchers have been spreading rumors about the demise of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. When the Islamic Republic’s Assembly of Experts pushed back a major 2024 meeting from ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Iranian Finance Minister Abdolnasser Hemmati speaks during an open session of parliament for his impeachment ...