Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

Takam-Chis in Iran’s Azarbaijan keep a folklore tradition alive. Takam is the king of goats and is represented by wooden ...

Iranians jump over fire during the celebrations of Chaharshanbe Suri on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year before Nowruz in Tehran, Iran ... you put on music and dance and jump over ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — I've worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A lot of what I cover involves either Iran's government or its relations with the West, but I also try to ...

Iranians dance while celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 ...

an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) 35,542 people played the daily Crossword recently.

Mr. Hennigan writes about national security issues for Times Opinion. Two weeks ago President Trump wrote a personal letter to Iran’s supreme leader in the hope of starting talks over Tehran’s ...

Wahied Wahdat-Hagh, a German-Iranian expert on Tehran’s assassination campaigns, told Fox News Digital about the former leader of the IRGC: "He belongs to the group of conservative Islamists who ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.