By bnm Gulf bureau US President Donald Trump claimed on June 10 that the American naval blockade of Iran is 'the most successful blockade in the history of naval warfare,' saying the country is rapidly becoming a 'failed nation' unable to pay its military or meet its financial obligations,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Professor Tarek Masoud joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the history of Iran. Is Iran an Arab country? Why did the Iranian revolution happen? Is Iran the only ...

Persepolis begins with the Revolution, when Marjane’s father, Ebi, tells his daughter why they took to the streets to fight: “2,500 years of tyranny and submission. First our own emperors. Then the Arab invasion from the west. Followed by the Mongolian invasion from the East. And finally modern imperialism.”

Everyone is so concerned with how the war with Iran will end that few people have considered how it started. That consideration would reveal that the conflict has deep historical roots and that the United States and Israel have contributed to the crisis.

If someone pointed a gun at you, would you wait to see if they were going to pull the trigger, or would you do something?

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See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google President Trump announced a “largely negotiated” truce Saturday which reportedly includes Iran giving up its stockpiles of enriched uranium, but critics warned any ...

For a moment, Iran had a thriving tech industry that promised people a better future. Then the regime mounted a terrifying backlash.