Iran's latest arrests of alleged Islamic State extremists has added to the scrutiny of the group's presence in Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rohani hailed European officials’ presence at his swearing-in ceremony, saying it showed the Continent was determined to expand ties with Tehran.
Is there a terror threat in Turkmenistan? That's the big question as the Turkmen government takes actions that appear to support the idea.
With Kyrgyzstan scheduled to hold its presidential vote on October 15, this week's Majlis looks at the unavoidable Russian influence on Kyrgyzstan's elections.
Iran boasts one of the largest and most varied arsenals of rockets and missiles in the Middle East, including both cruise and ballistic missiles and launch vehicles capable of sending satellites into space.
Iran has been involved in the war in the Afghan province of Ghor and the fall of Taywara district, an Afghan official said on July 25.
The Iranian parliament is debating an amendment to the country’s drug law -- a step that could end the death penalty for some drug offenses.
Iranian lawmakers are attempting to abolish a longstanding law that denies citizenship to Iranian children born to foreign fathers.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Iran to halt all executions for drug-related offenses while the parliament discusses amendments to reform the country's drug law.
In a sign of entrenched mistrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Afghan lawmakers and officials have opposed Islamabad’s new offensive against the Islamic State (IS) militants.
Iran is trying to boost the image of the Fatemiyoun Division, Afghan fighters recruited by Tehran to fight in Syria, as the group suffers high casualties on the battlefield.
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