The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, raising questions about the future of the area — and of the axis.

Locals in central Iran just uncovered a vast underground city likely dating back centuries right underneath the remains of ...

Among these was the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ), which has remained steadfast in its commitment to ...

Swedish police said on Wednesday there was no evidence of "ideological motives" behind a mass shooting at an adult education ...

The gold-domed Sayeda Zainab shrine is about six miles south of the Syrian capital, Damascus. The area was a headquarters for Shiite militia groups.

Iran’s ouster both from the town and Syria caps a difficult year for Tehran and the axis, which has suffered multiple setbacks since the Gaza militant group Hamas — an axis member — attacked ...

An underground labyrinth city and aqueduct were recently unearthed in the ancient town of Abarkuh in Yazd Province, Iran.

In the town of Abhar in northern Iran, demonstrators have set fire to large banners bearing the picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile in Arak in central Iran ...

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Iran this month launched its most extensive military exercises in decades, flying thousands of drones, parading rocket launchers and ballistic missiles, and thwarting a simulated assault on a ...