Shiite Islam may be the official religion in Iran, but entering Tehran's brand-new Maryam Moghaddas metro station, you could be forgiven for feeling as if you're stepping inside a Christian church. - ...

Work has been completed on the Maryam-e Moghaddas metro station, located near the Armenian Church of Saint Sarkis. In addition to ornamental elements evoking Christian symbolism and connecting it to M ...

Inside Tehran’s newest metro station, Iranians who can be imprisoned for owning bibles will soon walk past a plaque that declares, “the message of Jesus Christ was the salvation of humans from ...

Tourism maps have been installed at 14 Tehran Metro stations as part of a broader plan to introduce city attractions through ...

This past week, social media was flooded with images showing a new metro station in Tehran called the “Virgin Mary” station. The photos went viral, sparking widespread debate among those who hail it ...

In 1786, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar moved the capital of his newly unified kingdom of Iran to a then-quiet settlement at the ...

Tehran is the capital of Iran, the world’s only significant theocracy, and the largest city in West Asia, with a population ...

A journalist works at the newly-opened Maryam Moghaddas station of Tehran Metro Line 6 in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Shadati) A train is pictured at the newly-opened Maryam Moghaddas station ...

IRAN: The city of Qom has awarded Mapna's rolling stock company Wagon Pars a contract to design and build three metro ...