The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA... When one of the world's most secretive and ...

Iran does not conduct official ethnic censuses, so all figures come from CIA World Factbook, Britannica and demographic compilations.

As the US and Israel continue to attack Iran, experts debate wisdom of relying on ethnic divisions for change.

Few countries illustrate the complexity of twentieth-century geopolitics like Yugoslavia and Iran. One was a multi-ethnic ...

Iran’s use of drones to hit critical oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf has demonstrated the havoc it is able to wreak on global energy markets using inexpensive weaponry. Joint US-Israeli ...

Worryingly, the current rumblings resemble the disputes that preceded major outbreaks of fighting in July and December.

Available to the public since 1975, renamed in 1981 and released online in 1997, the World Factbook was a pathway that bridged the gap between essential information and its relevance to the public.

The CIA had tracked Khamenei's location for several months before the strike that killed him, a person familiar with the ...

The CIA invited Iranians with "sensitive information" or "unique skills" to contact it.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Friday said he was directing the agency to retract or substantively edit 19 intelligence reports that President Donald Trump's political appointees "failed to be ...

When the bombing of Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, the Trump administration had not informed the American people exactly what ...

The CIA released a new Mandarin-language video Thursday appealing to members of China’s military to spy for the United States and work toward “a brighter future,” weeks after Beijing ousted a top ...