VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian drones, including their use by Russia in the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ratchet... Read more »
VOA — An Iranian court has sentenced to death a popular rapper jailed for more than a year and a half for supporting nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, local media... Read more »
VOA — COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said his country has proven the West doesn’t have a monopoly on technology while inaugurating a hydropower and irrigation project in Sri... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The U.S. ramped up its sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, designating four people and two companies it says were “involved in malicious cyber activity” on behalf of the... Read more »
VOA — All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. A decadeslong trend toward secularization, which has come more slowly to America than many other developed... Read more »
DWW — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's trip to Pakistan has gained significance against the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East, as Iran and Israel continue to exchange blows. Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The White House is weighing ways to provide temporary legal status and work permits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to American citizens, three sources... Read more »
VOA — Over last weekend, as Iran began its air assault against Israel, at home it announced new enforcement of the mandatory wearing of the hijab. The initiative is called the Nour... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — After years of high-level US pressure on its ally to show restraint, Israel’s purported attack on Iran takes the region and Western-led diplomacy into uncharted territory. Iran and... Read more »
Reza Vaghefi — Persian Heritage, #111, Spring 2024 — “Washington has helped perpetuate animosity. The United States has displayed a callous disregard for Iranian grievances and security concern. Giving a medal to... Read more »