There has been news that Iran is planning to shift its capital from Tehran in the north to another, yet to be decided location, in the southern coastal region of Makran. The move is under active ...

An Iranian government spokesperson announced that the country is moving its capital city to the south by the coast, inciting both support and backlash.

As the most populous city and political and administrative nerve-center capital of Iran, Tehran’s possible brush with a powerful earthquake would entail in widespread political and social crises.

As the most populous city and political and administrative nerve-center capital of Iran, Tehran’s possible brush with a powerful earthquake would entail in widespread political and social crises.

Due to these problems, the idea of relocating the capital from Tehran to another city has been considered for years. The first time the possibility of moving the capital to nearby cities was raised ...

In Tehran, two prominent hard-line judges, Mohammad Mogheiseh and Ali Razini, were shot dead in a rare attack targeting the judiciary. The attack, which also injured a bodyguard, ended with the gunman ...

Iran plans to relocate its capital from Tehran to the southern Makran coastal region due to economic and ecological concerns.

An Iranian government spokeswoman has announced that the country will move its capital to the southern coastal region of Makran. The relocation of the Iranian capital has been a longstanding ...

Iran is changing its capital city to Makran, in the southern coastal region, from Tehran in the north for economic and ecological reasons, according to Persian-language satellite TV station Iran ...