You can't get past Tehran if you want to experience the real Middle East. Iran's capital is a modern city that begs to be discovered and is about to find its role in today's society. On the brink of a modern and open Iran, Tehran has the potential to become one of today's greatest cities, more significant than it already is today. Sometimes I ask ...

TEHRAN, March 15 (MNA) Tehrans historical houses are dying gradually. They give Tehran its identity. Many of these houses are vacant and thus are home to addicts and the homeless. These houses are subject to the greed of cheap mass house constructors, and every day, one of such historical houses falls victim to the bulldozers and heavy construction ...