For Iranian tourists at this ancient Persian capital, awe for the past is tempered by disappointment about the present. "We have nothing new that makes us special in the world," says one visitor.

In the early years of the Obama administration, the United States developed an elaborate plan for a cyberattack on Iran in case the diplomatic effort to limit its nuclear program failed and led to a military conflict, according to a coming documentary film and interviews with military and intelligence officials involved in the effort. The plan, code-named Nitro Zeus, was devised to disable Iran’s air defenses, communications systems and crucial...

Thousands of young painters and sculptors in Tehran are turning contemporary art into a powerful social force. By Bruno Macaes.

The first train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday loaded with Chinese goods, reviving the ancient Silk Road, the Iranian railway company said. The train, carrying 32 containers of commercial products from eastern Zhejiang province, took 14 days to make the 9,500-kilometre (5,900-mile) journey through Kazakstan and Turkmenistan. "The arrival of this train in less than 14 days is unprecedented," said the head of the Iranian railway company, Mohsen Pourseyed Aqayi.

These elections will actually matter.

In December 2012, aircraft trader James Kim received a letter from a company based in Cyprus offering to buy four jetliners. It was brief and to the point.

Aljazeera´s host Jane Dutton talks to three guests: Luciano Zaccara, research coordinator in Gulf politics in the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University; Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, research analyst at Royal United Services Institute; and Shahriar Shahabi, Iranian business strategist

Italy has covered up ancient nude statues ahead of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani's official visit to Rome. As the leader arrived to meet Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the Pope, plain white boards were pictured obscuring the sculptures in the city's Capitoline Museum. A video published on Italian news websites showed the measures taken at the attraction.

Iran and the United States are negotiating the terms of restarting commercial flights between the two countries after a suspension of nearly 36 years, the Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday. "The matter is currently being examined, and the result of the negotiations will be announced at the appropriate time," Foreign Ministry spokesman Jaber Ansari said.

Iran and China have agreed to expand bilateral ties and increase trade in the next 10 years.

Japan on Friday lifted sanctions on Iran, falling in line with major world powers after the United Nations atomic energy agency confirmed last weekend that Tehran had fully taken steps to curb its disputed nuclear program.

Iran’s culture ministry has decided to ban the use of the word “wine” from any books published in the country.

Iranian soldiers removed two SIM cards from two handheld satellite phones but otherwise returned all weapons, ammunition and equipment when they released 10 U.S. sailors and their two boats last week, the Pentagon said Monday. The first public report from U.S. Central Command into the incident provided that and other new details but did not answer the key question of why the U.S. Navy crews deviated from their course in the Persian Gulf and entered Iranian waters.

US imposes sanctions on Iranian companies and individuals over a ballistic missile programme, hours after international nuclear sanctions were lifted.

International sanctions on Iran are lifted after its compliance with obligations under the nuclear agreement with world powers was certified.

The Vienna-based IAEA is expected to verify that Iran has met the terms of a landmark nuclear deal.

The original government/media script — the boats suffered engine failure and were "in distress" — has now been replaced with a brand new story. ... “misnavigating” within a few miles of an Iranian Guard Corps naval base is a striking coincidence.

“The leaders of [Israel] threaten us with military action,” the Iranian supreme leader proclaims as a gleaming white missile prepares to launch. “But I think most of them know — and if they don’t, they should — that if they lay a finger on us, the Islamic Republic of Iran will raze them to the ground.” One loading screen later, the missile is airborne. The player must chaperone their little white capsule of doom through what’s intended to be the Israeli port city of Haifa...

Iran releases 10 US sailors detained for entering its waters, officials from both sides say, in a flashpoint moment before a key nuclear deal is implemented.

The poet and journalist who risked everything by challenging Sharia law. By Laura Secor.