(2000 pop. 2 million). Mashhad (Mashad, Meshed), a city in northeastern Iran in the province of Khorasan, is located in the Kashaf River valley near the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. The city was always an important center for travelers from...

This article is about a Shiite holy city in Iran. For the Arab town in northern Israel, see Mashhad (Israel). Coordinates: 36°18′″N, 59°36′″E Mashhad (Persian: مشهد, literally the place of martyrdom) is the second...

Government and opposition forces each blame the other for the June 20, 1994, bombing in Meshhad, which coincided with a major Shiite religious festival. Pres Rafsanjani, who himself was the target of an assassination attempt, has been unable to pass his economic reform agenda...

Members of the religious group Mujahideen are claiming responsibility for recent riots that resulted in about 40 deaths. The riots began May 30, 1992, after an argument between landlords and city officials escalated into gunfire. Did you meet with any members of the...

Iran's supreme leader gave his backing Wednesday to U.S.-Iran talks about Iraq's security. But he took a tough line, insisting the meeting will deal only with fixing American policies in Iraq, not changing Iran's.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's harsh tone appeared aimed at quieting criticism by hard-liners...

A man convicted of adultery was stoned to death last week in a village in northern Iran, a judiciary spokesman said Tuesday, the first time in years that the country has confirmed such an execution.Jafar Kiani was stoned to death Thursday in Aghchekand, 124 miles...