While the deal between Israel and Hamas will free Jewish hostages and end the Gaza war, it only freezes the Middle East ...

With careful planning, a transition commission has the potential to inspire confidence and contribute to a more democratic ...

UC Riverside distinguished professor Katayoon “Katie” Dehesh has defied governments, gender expectations, and scientific ...

Nicolas Maduro’s grip on Venezuela continues to be a crisis not only for his people but for the entire Western Hemisphere.

Sooner or later, Iranian women will win their freedom. Everyone in the world must stand with them on the right side of ...

Being able to expand my faith alongside academic questions and classroom teaching has been nothing less than life-changing.

A German-Iranian woman held in Iran for over four years has returned to Germany, her family said Monday, as a Frenchman detained by the Islamic republic since October 2022 revealed his identity in an ...

Former diplomat Barry Rosen was a hostage during the Iran crisis. In an interview with All Things Considered, he reflects on ...

Iran is weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades, likely since its decadelong war with Iraq or even since the ...

Mohammad Rasoulof on the logistical challenges of making The Seed of the Sacred Fig, the Academy Award–shortlisted film that ...

A senior Israeli official says the government is working with allies in a renewed push to win the freedom of an Israeli-Russian researcher who is believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq nearly two yea ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Barry Rosen, one of the 52 Americans held in Iran during the hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, on President Jimmy Carter's quest to bring about their safe release.