The vulnerability of Isfahan also highlights broader risks facing Iran’s cultural heritage. Sites such as Persepolis, the Achaemenid ceremonial capital; Pasargadae, home to the tomb of Cyrus the Great ...

Iran condemns UNESCO’s silence after Israeli strikes hit cultural and religious sites amid thousands of attacks across Iran.

This longing for Yazd reveals the essence of his philosophy of the “ecology of the soul,” a concept he borrows from the Iranian philosopher Dariush Shayegan. In an age of rising “robotization,” Firouz ...

Iran’s ancient cultural sites face growing threats from war, environmental damage, and limited preservation resources, putting irreplaceable parts of humanity’s shared historical heritage at risk.

The greatest loss in any conflict is human life. Yet war also erodes something equally irreplaceable—the cultural memory of ...

Tehran's Golestan Palace has suffered damage amid Iran's war with US and Israel – its intricate mirror work, known as ayeneh-kari, has been severely impacted.

Travel and Tour World (TTW) has unveiled its new research, "50 heritage sites in the world for 2026," highlighting the landmarks shaping the future of heritage tourism. Based on editorial research, ...

A missile strike near Tehran’s historic Golestan Palace has raised alarms over the vulnerability of UNESCO heritage sites ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has acknowledged reports of damage to the Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Tehran, following airstrikes in ...