According to UNESCO, the literacy rate in Iran has risen from less than 30% to over 90%, and life expectancy has increased by 21 years, reaching 76.2 years. The number of specialized Iranian ...

and the subsequent hostage-taking of American diplomats in Tehran ushered in decades of hostility between the United States and Iran. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of seeking to bring Iran "to its knees" on ... For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.