TEHRAN – The Iranian Army’s Ground Forces announced Wednesday the start of military exercises involving various units in the central province of Isfahan. 

The drills, codenamed Authority 1401, are held in Isfahan’s Nasrabad region and will last for two days.

“The drills will be held for two days in the public area of Nasrabad with the presence of i

TEHRAN – In a hasty and gratuitous move, Albania severed diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday and ordered all Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to leave the country in 24 hours.

The apparent reason for that is an alleged Iranian cyberattack against Albanian government institutions and agencies.

The move, announced by Albanian Prime Minister

TEHRAN— Liz Truss, the UK's third female prime minister, made a key decision when she nominated James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary. Why is this decision significant to the West Asian region?

Truss took over as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Tuesday, succeeding lame duck Boris Johnson, who stepped out in a defiant speech at Downing Street

TEHRAN—Over 100 historical monuments and sites across the country are planned to be temporarily ceded to the private sector with the aim of higher productivity and better maintenance, the CEO of Iran’s Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places has said.

Some 30 to 35 of these monuments will be handed over to private investors