The people often opt for the more traditional, national-oriented older anthem-turned-folk song named “Ey Iran” (O, Iran!). Likewise, this is not the first time in which the country’s anthem ...

T EHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran expressed its deep displeasure Friday over a Taliban delegate's failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an event in Tehran, state-run media said ...

Players on Iran's national soccer team refused to sing their country's national anthem on Monday, at their first World Cup game in Qatar in an apparent protest of Iran's government and support for ...