It is the first day of the year in the Iranian solar calendar (which began in 1079), marking the exact moment of the spring equinox. The date varies, between March 19 and 21 – this year, it’s March 21 ...

Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. Caspian Coast Coffee creates a diasporic bridge between the Caspian Sea and LA as Iranian Americans grapple with ...

The costs of the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran are mounting in terms of civilian deaths and damage to some of Iran's ...

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of ...

For hundreds of thousands of Iranian Americans, the war strikes an emotional chord, with many fearing for their loved ones and the future of a country they left behind. "I'm telling this story about ...

Iran welcomes the Persian New Year this week, an ancient festival has become the stage for a current political contest. On ...

Few places on earth so revere martyrdom as Iran. I came to that conclusion during a visit to the country in 2002, not long after the Sept. 11 attack on the United States. In my book, “Martyrs: ...

In Iran, Israeli and American strikes have killed more than 1,200 people. Middle Eastern artists in Nashville are channeling ...

Founded by four Iranian friends, raisin-based aragh brand SAG has taken a historic and banned Iranian spirit to new heights ...

Arash Azizi imagines a democratic, inclusive Iran after the 2022 protests—where culture, freedom, and pluralism can finally thrive.