Iran is changing its capital city to Makran, in the southern coastal region, from Tehran in the north for economic and ecological reasons, according to Persian-language satellite TV station Iran ...

Iranian state media say a man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran’s capital in a rare attack targeting the ...

The move of building a new capital city is not unique to Iran. Egypt is currently developing a new capital city between Cairo and Sinai, which is provisionally called the “New Administrative ...

Iran has announced to move its capital from Tehran - largest city in the north - to the southern coastal region of Makran. The decision to shift the over 200-year-old capital is motivated by a few ...

Iran is looking at changing its capital city. The country is mulling moving its capital from Tehran to Makran in the southern region, according to several media reports. First, let’s take a brief look ...

This idea isn’t new. Some leaders had earlier proposed relocating the capital to address the challenges Shivam Verma Updated : Jan 10, 2025, 12:35 PM IST Iran is exploring the possibility of ...

According to the parliamentarian, the proposal arises in response to the growing problems that have made life in the capital increasingly unsustainable. Overpopulation and rising traffic congestion ...