The United Nations' inspection of Iran's clandestine nuclear facility outside Qum, slated as of press time for Oct. 25, was already treated as something of a coup in the West. With its air-defense ...

Ayutthaya and Qum (also spelt Qom) in north-central Iran are now sister cities after officials signed an agreement in February to formalise ties. Qum is considered holy by Shia Muslims since it is the ...

Last September, when Iran’s uranium enrichment plant buried inside a mountain near the holy city of Qum was revealed, the episode cast light on a wider pattern: Over the past decade, Iran has quietly ...