Iran Envoy: ‘All-out War’ to Result if Hit for Saudi Attack

VOA – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Any attack on Iran by the U.S. or Saudi Arabia will spark an “all-out war,” Tehran’s top diplomat warned Thursday, raising the stakes as Washington... Read more »

Trump ‘Substantially’ Increases Iran Sanctions, Blaming Tehran for Saudi Oil Field Attacks

VOA – Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb, National Security Correspondent Jeff Seldin and Katherine Ahn of VOA’s Persian Service contributed to this report. U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is “substantially” increasing... Read more »

Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities Knock Out Half Kingdom’s Supply

VOA – RIYADH/DUBAI/LONDON – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Saturday, knocking out more than half the kingdom’s output, in a move expected to... Read more »

Major Impact Expected from Supreme Court Asylum Decision

VOA – CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO – Victoria Macchi contributed to this report  Shortly after the Supreme Court unblocked a White House policy curtailing migrants’ ability to seek asylum in the U.S., President... Read more »

Congress to Hold Hearing on End of Immigrant Medical Relief

VOA – WASHINGTON – Congress is holding an inquiry into the Trump administration’s decision to stop considering requests from immigrants seeking to defer deportation for medical treatment and other hardships. A subcommittee... Read more »

AP: Women Facing Restrictions Seek Abortions Out of State

VOA – ATLANTA – At a routine ultrasound when she was five months pregnant, Hevan Lunsford began to panic when the technician took longer than normal, then told her she would need... Read more »

Iran Using Advanced Centrifuges, Violating Nuclear Deal

VOA – TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran has begun using an array of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium in violation of its 2015 nuclear deal, a spokesman said Saturday, warning that Europe has... Read more »

Iranian Authorities Break up Mixed-gender Party, Arrest 22

VOA – TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that police have detained 22 men and women at a mixed-gender party in Tehran province. Such parties are illegal under... Read more »

US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Space Agencies

VOA – The United States has imposed its first-ever sanctions against Iran’s space agency, accusing it of disguising a missile program. “The United States will not allow Iran to use its space... Read more »

Hurricane Dorian Lashes Northern Bahamas

VOA – Hurricane Dorian, a dangerous Category 5 storm, made landfall in the northwestern Bahamas Sunday, slamming the island with 285 kilometer an hour winds. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Dorian... Read more »