Dozens of direct or indirect attacks on Americans both militarily and civilian-wise have been carried out or aided by Iran's ...

In April 2024, the U.S. military helped avoid a wider conflict in the Middle East by working with Israel to defeat an Iranian ...

Mr. Beat explains the Iran Hostage Crisis. Subscribe to @HikmaHistory Produced by Matt Beat. Edited by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain or creative commons (credits ...

Yemeni Houthis are poised to make Iran's earlier failed attempt to crash the global economy via Hormuz a new reality.

Editor’s note: The next president is in for a rough welcome to the Oval Office given the list of immediate crises and slow-burning policy challenges, both foreign and domestic. What should Washington ...

On Nov. 4, 1979, radical Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, ultimately holding 52 American diplomats hostage for 444 days. I covered the incident in detail in Dancing with the Devil, ...

Here's a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days. Timeline: 1978 - Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots.

The 53 Americans taken hostage in Iran in 1979 will get financial compensation that had eluded them for decades after US lawmakers included a payment provision in sweeping spending legislation. The ...

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune: First things first: It is terrific to see Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian freed after 544 days as a hostage in Iran. He and three other ...

Manouchehr Mottaki, Iran’s former foreign minister and a current member of parliament, has proposed attacking an American military base, capturing 100 U.S. personnel, and transporting them to Iran.

DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is building alternative routes for its energy exports and trade to ensure they are not "held hostage" by the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran, ...