Iran

AsiaSociety.org articles, op-eds, videos and blog posts on Iran.

Senator Chuck Hagel calls it "essential" for the U.S. to engage with Iran.

Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) in conversation with Time magazine columnist Joe Klein in October 2008.

Iran Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says next US president should "reach out" to the Middle East.

Iran

Energy expert argues that India will benefit far more from its Iran pipeline than from its nuclear deal with the US.

Shahnama: The Book of Kings

Learn about the political and social changes under Iran's Safavid Dynasty by examining the Book of Kings.

Mongol Illustrated Manuscripts

Iranian arts used to be decorative, until the Mongol invasion, which brought the popularity of illustrated epics.

The calligraphic tradition, which grew out of the demand for illuminated Qur'ans, became an important art form worldwide.

Islamic Iran

An expansive essay on the history of Iran through the first great global age.

Iran

Iran has a dramatic landscape dividing the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf; it is a nation with an equally dramatic history.

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