Magnitude-5.1 Quake Strikes Near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant

VOA – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern Iran early Friday near the Islamic Republic’s only nuclear power plant. There were no immediate reports of damage or... Read more »

Iran Restricts Internet Access Ahead of Possible Protests

VOA – Iran has shut down mobile Internet access to overseas sites in several provinces, a day before possible protest rallies. The shutdown on December 25 was ordered by “security authorities,” Iran’s... Read more »

Iranian Chess Champ to Renounce His Citizenship

VOA – The top-rated Iranian chess champion says he will not play for Iran in an upcoming tournament and is ready to renounce his citizenship because of a ban on competing against... Read more »

Iran Rejects ‘Conditional Release’ for Iranian-British Woman

VOA – TEHRAN – The lawyer of an Iranian-British woman convicted on spying charges in Iran has asked that she be released after serving half of her sentence, a request that was... Read more »

Report: Iran Gives FIFA Commitment on Women’s Access to Matches

VOA – Iran’s Football Federation has given world governing body FIFA a written commitment that women will be allowed to attend matches in the domestic club league, a source with knowledge of... Read more »

House Passes $1.4 Trillion Federal Spending Bill

VOA – By AssociatedThe Democratic-controlled House voted Tuesday to pass a $1.4 trillion government-wide spending package, handing President Donald Trump a victory on his U.S.-Mexico border fence while giving Democrats spending increases across... Read more »

در پی بارندگی شدید بخش‌های وسیعی از اهواز زیر آب رفت

گزارش ها از ایران حاکیست که بخش های وسیعی از شهر اهواز در جنوب این کشور در پی بارش شش سانتیمتر باران ظرف چند ساعت زیر سیل رفته است. چند شهر دیگر... Read more »

Amnesty Raises to 304 Number of Iranians Killed in Protests

VOA – Amnesty International said Monday that at least 304 people were killed in last month’s anti-government protests in Iran, a significantly higher number than what the rights group had reported previously.... Read more »

First Phase of US-China Trade Deal Announced

VOA – WHITE HOUSE – A trade deal between the United States and China, separately announced Friday by both countries, will be such a boon for American farmers they will “have to... Read more »

Analysts: Seized Weapons Show Iran’s Deep Involvement in Yemen’s War

VOA – The recent U.S. seizure of suspected Iranian guided missile parts headed to rebels in Yemen highlights Iran’s continued far-reaching involvement in the war-torn country, experts say.  U.S. officials said earlier... Read more »