The unveiling of the mural in Enghelab Square comes as the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and accompanying warships move towards the region.

The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under strain.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Arash Azizi of Yale University about the role of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran.

The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet.

The commander of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, warned that his force is "more ready than ever,

President Donald Trump has put Iran back at the center of global anxiety, warning that a U.S. “armada” is steaming toward the country as he threatens force over any renewed nuclear activity. The White House is pairing that rhetoric with a visible military buildup around the Persian Gulf,