The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) Shiite Muslim women pray on the other side of a curtain at the shrine of Peer Syed Mehndi on Nowruz, Persian New Year, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, March ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An Iranian man holds up a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival ...

America’s decades-old commitment to protect Persian Gulf oil offers some perspective as Ukraine and the U.S. close in on a ...

As winter fades in the Northern Hemisphere and the days grow longer, millions of people prepare to welcome Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which marks the arrival of spring and symbolises fresh ...

Iran reportedly urged the Houthis to de-escalate tensions in the Red Sea following President Donald Trump’s warning the US ...

With its proxies Hamas and Hezbollah now diminished and cut of from resupplies, Yemen's Houthis are now Iran's last effective ...

The late leftist journalist Andrew Kopkind pointed to “the universal desire of statesmen to make their most monstrous ...

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is rarely far from the center of global tensions. A ...

The Persian new year, or Nowruz, which means "New Day", is the most important holiday for Iranians, it marks the beginning of the spring on vernal equinox. Vahid Salemi - AP People shop for the ...

Nowruz, meaning "new day," is the Persian New Year, which has been celebrated for over 3,000 years. It marks the arrival of spring and symbolises renewal and rebirth. In 2025, Nowruz falls on ...

Trump’s order to cut funding to Voice of America and several other pro-democracy media outlets has drawn widespread criticism ...