Speaking in front of people can make us nervous even in our first language, so it can be even worse in a foreign language ...

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BBC Verify Live has been focusing on a series of AI-generated fake videos claiming to show huge snow drifts in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula.

MUSCAT, Oman — Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, state television reported, claiming the vessels had been smuggling fuel. The report did not provide a nationality of ...

Over one million liters of contraband fuel were confiscated from the vessels, and the 15 foreign crew members were handed over to judicial authorities to face trial. The vessels had been trafficking ...

The first test is scheduled to be held in mid-February, IRNA quoted Abbas Qanbari-Baghestan, an official with the Organization of Student Affairs, as saying. The test will include listening, speaking, ...

The day before nuclear talks were set to resume, Iran conducted live drills in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for ...

Iran says it temporarily closed parts of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most crucial shipping lanes, for a military ...

Reporters say relatives in Iran have been questioned and persecuted in an effort to curb coverage of unrest Exiled Iranian journalists working for the BBC have been warned their movements are being ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article mischaracterized Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s most recent call for anti-government protests. The Persian service for President Trump’s overhauled Voice ...

There's no denying it, Persian cats are easily one of the most iconic, instantly recognizable breeds of housecat. Beloved in their native homeland of Persia (modern-day Iran) for hundreds of years ...