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• Demography
  • Map of Population Density
  • A Pre-Islamic Persian Diaspora, by Mary Boyce
  • Persians in the Russian Empire, by H. Hakimian [Considers the year 1896]
• Collective Biography
• Individual Biographies
  • Iraj Afshar
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  • A Biography of the Ayatollah from Baqer Moin's Khomeini: Life of an Ayatollah
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• Genealogy
  • The Genealogy of the Persian Kings [from The Companion Bible]

• On-Line Texts and Document Collections
  • Iran Virtual Library
  • Sample CIA Documents Relating to Iran, 1947-1995
  • Excerpts From A Diplomatic History of the Caspian Sea: Treaties, Diaries, and Other Stories, by Guive Mirfendereski [coverage 1770-2001]
  • The Epic of Kings, By Ferdowsi (1010 A.D.)
  • Papiers de Prince Firouz Nosratdoleh
  • Zoroastrianism
    • AVESTA Virtual Library of Zoroastrian Scriptures
    • Sad Dar, Translated by E. W. West, from Sacred Books of the East
    • "From the Hymns of Zarathustra to the Songs of Borbad", by Iraj Bashiri (1995)
• Images
  • Tehran24
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  • Pesepolis, from The Iranian
  • Pesepolis. Up Close and Personal
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• Research Institutes
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• Scholarly Societies
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• Universities
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• Funding Institutions

• Golestan Palace Museum
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• Timelines
  • Timeline
  • The Persian Empire 550-330 BC
  • Timeline of Ancient Persian Empires
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  • BBC Timeline: Iran
  • Chronology, from World Statesman
  • 1900-2000

• General
  • Shortcomings in the Study of Iranian History, by Khodadad Rezakhani, from The Iranian]
  • Starting a Persian History Class at Maryland University, by Samira Ghazi-Tehrani, from The Iranian
• Distance Learning Centers
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• Employment

• Surveys and Overviews
  • Ancient Iran: A Digital Platform [at the University of Washington]
  • The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS) [at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London]
  • The History of Iran, from iranologie.com
  • Excepts From The Splendour of Persia, 1. The Land and its People, by Robert Payne. [Covers from origins to the Muslim conquest. Sections are also listed separately]
  • Articles on History of Iran
  • The Story of Iran, by William Forbis
• Prehistoric
  • History of the Ancient Aryans: Outlined in Zoroastrian Scriptures
  • The Magic of Marlik, by Ezat O. Negahban [excavation of a town dating from about 1000 BC]
  • The Iranians Before Iran
    [from The History of Iran at iranologie.com
• Ancient
  • An Overview Of Ancient Iran [from A Study of Iran, compiled by Helen Chapin Metz, 1987]
  • The Persian Empire 550-330 BC - A Timeline
  • Early Religions
    • Early Religions [excerpt from History of the Persian Empire, by A.T. Olmstead, 1998
    • Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the Religion
    • Zarathushtra
    • Zoroastrian Archive
  • Chronology. 550-330 BC
  • The Genealogy of the Persian Kings [frpm The Companion Bible]
  • The Splendours of Persia. The Great Kings, by Robert Payne [covers the period from 1400 BC to the reign of Cyrus the Great]
• The Medes
  • The Medes, from IranSaga
  • Medes, the First (Western) Iranian Kingdom
    [from The History of Iran at iranologie.com
• The Achaemenid Empire 580-330 BC
  • General
    • The Achamaenids
    • The Achaemenians, by Jona Lendering
    • The Achaemenids [from The History of Iran at iranologie.com]
    • Histoire et civilisation de monde achéménide et de l'empire d'Alexandre, by Pierre Briant {PDF file]
    • L'histoire de l'empire achéménide aujourd'hui: nouvelles tendances, nouvelles perspectives., by Pierre Briant [PDF file]
    • "New Trends in Achaemenid History", by Pierre Briant (Noruz Lecture, March 23, 2001)
    • The Art of Achaemenian Iran, by Iraj Bashiri (1998)
    • Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions
    • Herodotus' Accounts of Persian "Despotism" and Law, from The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
    • Greek Reports of Babylonia, Chaldea, and Assyria, by Herodotus, from The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
    • Old Persian Texts [English transations provided]
  • Persepolis
    • Persepolis and Ancient Iran [superb site from the University of Chicago Oriental Institute]
    • Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid). Darius' Capital
    • The Splendours of Persia. Persepolis, the Sacred City, by Robert Payne [covers the period from Darius to the triumph of Alexander the Great]
    • Persepolis/Ancient Iran [The Detroit Institute of Arts]
    • Oriental Photographic Collections. Persepolis and Ancient Iran [remarkably fine site with excellent images]
    • Images of Persepolis Seals
    • Archaeological Missions in Nisa
  • Biographies and Notes, by Jona Ledring
  • Cyrus, Darius, And Glory, from The Story of Iran by William Forbis
  • Cyrus the Great (559-530)
    • Cyrus the Great 580-529 BC
    • When Cyrus the Great was a Boy, by Xenophon, from The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
    • Cyrus' Conquest of Babylon [multi-sectioned, with sources], by Jona Lendering
    • The Decree of Return for the Jews, 539 BC, {from the Kurush Prism] from The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
    • Cyrus the Great [extensive images]
    • Map of the Empire of Cyrus II 529 BC
    • Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and the Defeat of the Persians Under Cyrus
    • The Cyrus Cylinder (Gallery)
  • Cambyses II (529-522)
    • The Conquest of Egypt (526-523), by Jona Ledering
    • Cambyses' Madness, by Jona Ledering.
  • Darius the Great (522-486)
    • Darius (559-530) and the Behistun Inscription
    • The Persians Reject Democracy/Darius' State, by Herodotus, from The Internet Ancient History Sourcenook
    • Darius and Oroites, by Péter Vargyas, The Ancient History Bulletin, 14.4 (2000) 155-161
    • Sogdiana: Iranian culture in Central Asia, from CAIS
    • The Behistun Rock
      • The Behistun Inscription [article and text], by Jona Ledring
      • "The Rock of Behistun", by Dr Campbell Thompson (1937)
      • "Darius Carved History on Ageless Rock", by George G. Cameron (1950)
  • Xerxes (486-424)
    • Herodotus "On The Customs of the Persians, c. 430 BC", from The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
    • The Persian Wars with the Greeks 499-479 BC
      • Histories, by Herodotos [original Greek with commentaries, notes, etc.}, from Perseus
      • The Persian Wars, by Herodotus [English]
      • Organization of Herodotus' The Persian Wars
      • Chronology of the Persian Wars 499-479 BC
      • Overview of the Persian Wars
      • Marathon (489), by Chris Jones [a war-gaming scenario]
      • Battle of Plataea (479 BC), by Chris Jones [a war-gaming scenario]
  • The Hephalites, by Richard Heli
  • Cyrus the Younger 424 - 401
    • Cyrus the younger, by Jona Ledering
    • The March Up-Country, by Xenophon, English text from The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
  • Artaxerxes
    • Artaxerxes, d. 359 BC, by Plutarch
  • Darius III (336-330 BC)
    • Reign of King Darius III of Persia 336-330 BC
  • The Macedonian Conquest 330-312 BC
    • The Rise of Macedonia 359-323 BC - A Time-Line
    • Rulers of the Macedonian Empire
    • Alexander the Great - Overview of On-Line Articles
    • Diplomatic Negotiations between Darius and Alexander: Historical Implications of the First Phase at Marathus in Phoenicia in 333/332 BC, by Edmund F. Bloedow, from The Ancient History Bulletin, 9.3-4 (1995) 93-110
    • “Alexander’s itinerary [Itinerarium Alexandri]: an English translation” , trans. by Iolo Davies. from The Ancient History Bulletin, 12.1-2 (1998) 29-54
    • “On ‘wagons’ and ‘shields’: Alexander’s crossing of Mount Haemus in 335 B.C.”, by E. F. Bloedow, from The Ancient History Bulletin, 10.3-4 (1996) 119-130
    • Alexander'’s Invasion of Lycia: Its Route And Purpose, by Antony G. Keen, from The Ancient History Bulletin, 10.3-4 (1996) 110-118
    • The End of Persia
    • The Eastern Campaign (329-327)
    • Alexander and the Ganges: The Text of Diodorus XVIII 6.2, by T.R. Robinson, from The Ancient History Bulletin, 7.4 (1997) 84-99
    • Alexander's Rule (330-323)
    • Steps Towards Settlement
    • Death of Alexander (323)
    • Persia After the Death of Alexander and Its Resistance To Hellenistic World, by by Maryam Hedayati
    • Argaeus, Ptolemy II and Alexander’s corpse”<>, by W.S. Greenwald, from The Ancient History Bulletin, 2.2 (1988) 39-41
    • Argaeus, Ptolemy II and Alexander’s Corpse, by Christian Habicht from The Ancient History Bulletin, 2.4 (1988) 88-89
    • War Among Alexander's Generals, Division of the Empire
  • Seleucid Persia 312-64 BC
    • Geography
      • The Seleucid Empire
    • Bibliography
      • A Seleukid Historical and Numismatic Bibliography
    • Reference
      • Timeline of the Selucid Dynasty
      • Timeline of the Rules of the Seleucid Empire
      • Notes on Seleucid and Parthian Chronology, by Elias J. Bickerman, from Berytus (1943)
      • The Seleucids
      • Art and Archaeology
        • The Essential Characteristics of Parthian and Sassanian Art, by Neilson C. Debevoise, from Berytus (1934)
        • Seleucia on the Tigris, Iraq (1927-1937)
        • Seleucia/Zeugma
      • Persia After the Death of Alexander and Its Resistance To Hellenistic World, by Maryam Hedayati
    • Numismatics
      • Data Base Search of the American Numismatic Society
      • The Shekel of Tyre
      • Coins of the Later Seleucids
      • Silver Sogdian Coins
      • Coins of Indo-Greek Dynasties
    • History
      • General
        • The Seleucids, from The Catholic Encyclopaedia
      • Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 BC)
      • Antiochos I Soter (281-261 BC)
      • Antiochos II Theos (261-241 BC>
      • Seleukos II Kallinikos (246-225 BC)
      • Antiochos Hierax (239-226 BC)
      • Seleukos III Soter (225-223 BC)
  • The Parthian Empire 249 BC - 224 AD
    • Geography
      • Interactive Map of Parthia
      • Parthia at its Greatest Extent
      • Parthian Archaeological Sites
      • Index of Parthian Cities
      • Parthian Stations: Parallel Passages from the Chinese Annals
      • Rome's Desert Frontier. Chapter One: Physical and Human Geography, by David Kennedy and Derrick Riley (1990) History of the World, Book XLI
    • Bibliography and Reference, from Parthia.com
      • Bibliography of Ancient Authors
      • Annotated Bibliography of Parthia
      • On-Line Texts
    • Reference
      • An Encyclopaedia of Parthia
      • Timeline, 250 BC- AD 225
      • Timeline of the Rulers of Arsacid (Parthian) Empire, 248 BC - 227 AD
      • Parthian Rulers Index [alphabetical, with brief biographies]
      • Rulers of the Parthian Empire - a Time-Table [plus genealogies]
    • Numismatics
      • Parthian Mints
      • Parthian Coins
      • Catalogs of Parthian Coins
      • Collections of Parthian Coins
    • Art and Archaeology
      • Art and Culture
      • The Treasures of Lake Hamun, by Nersi Ramazan-nia (1998)
    • History
      • Overview
      • Persia and Its Religious Mix, to 300 AD, by F. A. Smitha
      • Les Parthes [in French]
      • Parthian Army, from CAIS
      • The Parthian Horses
      • Parthian Beginnings
      • Dark Age in Parthian History, 95-57 BC
      • Cn Domitius Corbulo and the Parthian War 63-54 BC [texts in English]
      • Articles on Parthian History by G.R.F. Assar
      • A Roman description of the Parthians or later Persians from Justin's
      • The Splendours of Persia. The Parthians, by Robert Payne [covers the period from Crassus' invasion in 54 BC to Antony's expedition in 36 BC]
      • Edessa in the Parthian Period, from the Ecole Initiative
      • General Surena and the Hero of Carrhae, from CAIS
      • Images of Parthian Artifacts, from Compass
  • The Sassanian Empire 224-642 AD
    • A Timeline 226-642
    • Rulers of the Sassanian Empire
    • Timeline of the Sassanid Shâhs (Great Kings), 224-651 AD
    • Sasanika
    • The Arsacid Empire
      [from The History of Iran at iranologie.com]
    • The Sasanian Empire
      [from The History of Iran at iranologie.com]
    • Religious Reform
    • The legendary royal Standard of the Sassanian Kings, by By Djalal Khaleghi-Motlagh
    • Images of Sassanian Empire
    • The Sasanian Seal Collection and Sasanian Empire Project, from the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
    • The Karnamik-I-Ardashir, or The Records of Ardashir, from The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
    • Battle of Maranga (363 AD), by Chris Jones [war-gaming scenario]
    • The Ephthalites Dominate Persia, c. 488- 4.465
    • The Reforms of Chosroes Anushirvan [excerpt from The History of Ancient Iran, by Richard Frye,
    • Velayate Faqih Sassani?, by J.M. Roberts [in English. Brief history of the Sassanian empire]
    • Sogdiana: An Iranian Land in Central Asia, by Matteo Compareti
    • The Splendours of Persia. The Sassanians, by Robert Payne [covers the period from 180 AD to the coming of Islam in 633]
    • The Story of King Vahahran " his Queen, c. 300 AD. A Sassanian Story, from the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
  • The Islamic Conquest and the Rise of Ismailism 642-1227
    • A Chronology of Muslim History, 570-750, by A. Zahoor
    • The First Caliphs
    • Islamic Caliphate
      [from The History of Iran at iranologie.com]
    • 651 AD Pirooz in China. Defeated Persian Army Takes Refuge, by Frank Wang, from CAIS [survivors of Sassanian defeat by Muslims
    • The Splendours of Persia. Persia Under The Conquerors, by Robert Payne [covers Persia under the Muslims]
    • In Search of the Secret of Survival: Reflections on the Khurasanian Cultural Resurgence, by Ehsan Yarshater [the 6th Annual Noruz Lecture]
    • The Rubiyat, by Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward FitzGerald
    • The Treasures of Lake Hamun, by Nersi Ramazan-nia [excavation of Silk Road town of about 1000 AD]
    • The Shanama, or The Epic of Kings. The Text, by Firdausi, translated by Helen Zimmern [written around 1000 AD, the national epic of Persia]
    • An Unwanted Battle [from In the Dragon's Claws: The Story of Rostam and Esfandiyar, by Jerome W. Clinton (2000) [a tale from the Shanama]
    • The Shahnama Project
  • The Abbasids (751-
    • Persia and Constantinople Make Way for Islam, by Frank E. Smitha
    • The Abbasids
  • Arabs, Muhammad and Islamic Empire, to 680 CE, by Frank E. Smitha Arabs,
  • Islam and Fragmentation, to 1200 AD, by Frank E. Smitha
  • The Seljuq Dynasty 1055-1194
  • Mongol Domination 1227-1381
    • Genghis Khan, the Mongols and Asia, to 1300, by Frank E. Smitha
    • Invasion of the Mongols and Tamurlane [from A Study of Iran, compiled by Helen Chapin Metz, 1987]
  • The Invasion of Tamerlane 1381-1405
    • Timur (Tamerlane), by Frank E. Smitha
    • Timurid Art
    • Representations of Women in Timurid Art
  • Modern Iran
    • Timeline of the Shahs of Iran, 1501-1979
  • The Safavid Dynasty 1501-1736
  • Timeline of the Safavid Rulers, 1501-1524
  • Iran Under the Safavids, by Frank E. Smitha
  • Safavid Art
  • Safavid Women in the Visual Arts
  • The Citadel of Arg-e-Bam, from Ancient Origins
    • Of the Temper, Manners and Customs of the Persians, by Sir John Chardin, from Travels in Persia, 1673-1677
      • Timeline of the Afsharids, 1736-1750
      • Timeline of The Zands, 1750-1794
      • Iranian Women's Movement, 1850-2001, by Massoume Price
    • The Qajars 1795-1925
      • Tomeline of The Qajars, 1794-1924
      • Class System vs. Classes in the Qajar Period, by Ahmad Ashraf and Ali Banuazizi
      • The Siege of Herat, 1837-1838, by John Carl Nelson (1964)
      • Repeating Mistakes. Britain, Iran and the 1919 Treaty, by A. R. Begli Beigie
    • The Constititutional Revolution 1906-1911
      • Democratic concepts emerged during the 1906 Constitutional Revolution, excerpt from The Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906-1911, by Janet Afary (1996)
      • The Anglo-Russian Entente - 1907 [The Avalon Project at Yale law school]
      • Howard Baskerville, Iran's American Martyr, by Robert D. Burgener [about a missionary killed at Tabriz in 1909]
      • Iran's 1906 Constitution [FIS]
    • World War I 1914-1918
    • Timeline of the Pahlavis, 1924-1979
    • The Reign of Reza Shah 1921-1941
      • The Era of Reza Shah
      • The Self-Made King (with a little help from the British), from Cyrus Ghani's Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah [from A Study of Iran, compiled by Helen Chapin Metz, 1987]
      • Donya (1933-1935). First Newspaper of the Tudeh (Communist) Party, By Nassereddin Parvin
      • The Shah's Northern Navy, by Guive Mirfendereski, from A Diplomatic History of the Caspian Sea
      • Dark Emerald, Agatha Christie in Shiraz (1931), by Cyrus Kadivar, from The Iranian
    • World War II and the Azarbaijan Crisis 1940-1949
      • The British and Soviet Invasion of Iran, 1941 (Naval attack on Iranian fleet at Abadan, 25 August, 1941
      • August 1941. The Internment of Reza Shah, from World War in Iran, by C. Skrine [conditions leading to the British and Russian invasion]
      • World War II and Azarbaijan
      • "Bridge to Victory," The Persian Corridor [from A Study of Iran, compiled by Helen Chapin Metz, 1987]
      • The Tehran Conference [The Avalon Project at Yale law school]
      • 25 milyoon dolar aslaheh baraye koja?! (1947) [in Persian]
      • Post-War Relations with France
    • The Administration of Mohammed Mossadeq 1951-August, 1953
      • Don't call me "Sir": Mossadegh: Humility and Integrity in Government, by Fariba Amini [incidents reflecting Mossadegh's virtues]
      • 30th of Tir. Re-Living the Day Pro-Mossadegh Forces Took to the Streets, by J. Javid [offers pertinent document images in Persian]
      • Mossadegh and Oil Nationalization [from A Study of Iran, compiled by Helen Chapin Metz, 1987]
      • Tudeh factionalism and the 1953 coup, by Maziar Behrooz in The Iranian, 2001
      • 28th of Mordad, by Farhad Diba, 1998 [the overthrow of Mossadegh
      • Twenty Eight of Five of Thirty-two, by Ebrahim Golestan, from The Iranian
      • Just Like That. How the Mossadegh Government Was Overthrown, by Mark Gasiorowski
      • The Secret CIA History of the Iran Coup of 1953 [from The National Security Archive]
      • The CIA in Iran. 1953 Coup Official History, from The New York Times of April 16, 2000
    • Reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
      • U.S. Support of the Shah, by John Simpson and Tira Shubart in Lifting the Veil. Life in Revolutionary Iran [also deals with US involvement in the 1953 ouster of Mossadegh]
      • Winter of 1956: Majlis Elections [in Persian]
      • The "White Revolution." 1960-1963
        • The Shah's "White Revolution" [from A Study of Iran, compiled by Helen Chapin Metz, 1987]
        • Serving His Majesty [from the Memoirs of Jafar Sharif-Emami Prime Minister of Iran (1960-1961 and 1978]
      • Foreign relations of the United States, 1964-1968, vol. XXII. Iran
      • The Bakhtiar Administration [from A Study of Iran, compiled by Helen Chapin Metz, 1987]
      • Chronology of Events Leading to the Fall of the Monarchy, compiled by Payman Arabshahi.
      • It Was All Their Fault. Conspiracy Theories of the Revolution
    • February 1979. The Revolution
      • The Story of the Revolution (BBC)
      • The Iranian revolution (Gallery)
      • Surprise! Nobody Saw the Revolution Coming, From Maziar Behrooz's Rebels With a Cause: The Failure of the Left in Iran
      • Kaaree keh mulla meekoneh. "Mulla," An Evolution
      • The Revolution [from A Study of Iran, compiled by Helen Chapin Metz, 1987]
      • 16 January 1979. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Enters Exile
      • The Fall of the Peacock Throne. The Story of Iran, "His Destined Hour", by William Forbis
      • The Iranian Revolution at 30 (The Middle East Institute)
      • The Ayatollah Khomeini
        • Ayatollah Khomeini Returned From Exile, from Shooresh 57 dar aayineyeh matboo'aat, by Shahram Javidpour, in The Iranian [in Arabic]
        • Ayatollah Khomeini [extensive collection of materials and writings]
        • A Biography of the Ayatollah from Baqer Moin's Khomeini: Life of an Ayatollah
      • The General's Widow [relates execution of pro-Shah Gen. Mehdi Rahimi, 15 February 1979]
      • Post Mortem. Headlines from the Revolution
      • Autocratic Immature. Why the Pahlavi Dynasty Fell
    • 4 November 1979. Seizure of the United States Embassy
      • "The Great Satan 1 [from Iran: At War With History, by John W. Limbert, 1987
      • "U.S. Hostages Crimes Covered up by Media", by Grover Furr [from the Montclarion, 11 September 1980, p. 11.
      • Hostage to History, by Majid Teheranian {from The Iranian
      • CIA Documents from the American Embassy
    • Revolutionary Iran
      • United State Department of State background Notes. Iran, December 2001
      • "Life in Revolutionary Iran" [from Lifting the Veil, by John Simpson and Tira Shubart, 1995
      • Revolutionary Iran 1979-1999 [a quite rich collection of images, audio and text, all of good quality]
      • Iran: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1980, from the Digital National Security Archive
    • Iran-Iraq War September 1980-August 1988
      • Iran-Iraq War and Waterway Claims, from ICE Case Studies
      • Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) [from the Military Analysis Network]
      • Map of the War Zone
      • Lessons Learned: Iran-Iraq War [United States Marine Corps Historical Publication 1990]
      • Images From the Iran-Iraq War
      • "Can't Forgive or Forget. Images from the War
      • War on Civilians. Images
      • Fact Sheet on the Use of Chemical Weapons, by Julian Perry Robinson and Jozef Goldblat, May 1984 [from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]
      • The United States and the Iran-Iraq War, by Stephen R. Shalom
      • "The War" from Lifting the Veil: Life in Revolutionary Iran, by John Simpson and Tira Shubart, 1995
      • Iran-Iraq War. Photos, Songs and Memories [from the Iranian side of the conflict. contains audio files for downloading]
      • Conflict Studies. Iran-Iraq War and Waterway Claims
        • The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History, by Peter Kornbluh and Michael Byrne, from the National Security Archive.
        • The Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988, from the Digital national Security Archives
    • Post-War Period
      • Democracy Betrayed. A Response to U.S. State Department Report on the Mojahedin and the Iranian Resistance
      • 1997 Russian Sale of Nuclear Weapons to Iran, ICE Case Study
      • 1997 Workers demand higher wages
      • Iranian Oil-Workers Arrested
      • Iranian Oil Workers Strike After Arrests?
      • 20 Years after the Hostages: Declassified Documents on Iran and the United States
      • Wake-Up Call. The Student Protests of July 1999, by Ali Akbar Mahdi
      • Iran's Nuclear and Missile Quest, by B.Raman, from the South Asia Analysis Group
      • The Strait of Hormuz: Potential for Conflict, ICE Case Study
• The Khatami Era
  • Profile: Mohammad Khatami [by BBC]
  • US-Iran Relations (1997-Present)
  • Transcript of interview with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami [by CNN]
  • President Khatami's speech at the UN General Assembly (September 21, 1998)
  • Iranian president threatens students - BBC (July 14, 1999)
  • C.I.A. Tells Clinton an Iranian A-Bomb Can't Be Ruled Out- NY Times (January 17, 2000)
  • Iran elections: Special report - BBC (Feburary 26, 2000)
  • Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Remarks on American-Iranian Relations (March 17, 2000)
  • Axis of Evil - NewsHour (January 30, 2002)
  • Frontline: Terror and Tehran - PBS (May 2002)
  • God's rule, or man's? - The Economist (January 16, 2003)
  • Iran: Proliferation News and Resources [by Arms Control Association]
  • Iran faces showdown on nuclear secrets - The Guardian (August 27, 2003)

• Regions
  • Isfahan Home Page
  • Shiraz Home Page

• Ancient Iranian Architecture
• Iranian Buildings and Monuments
• Iranian Architecture
• Introduction to Iranian Islamic Architecture
• Architecture of Iran during Islamic times

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