Iran Cultivates Taliban Ties to Gain Leverage, Experts Say

The Taliban’s meeting last month with high-ranking Iranian officials in Tehran is seen by some experts as an effort by the Iranian regime to increase its leverage in negotiations with the Biden... Read more »

France, Russia urge ‘restraint’ after new nuclear breach by Iran

RFI — France and Russia on Thursday urged Iran to show restraint after it started producing uranium metal in a new breach of limits laid out in Tehran’s nuclear deal with world... Read more »

Biden: ‘China Going to Eat Our Lunch’ Unless US Moves on Infrastructure

VOA — During his four years in office, President Donald Trump and his Republican administration repeatedly highlighted so-called “infrastructure weeks” that ultimately resulted in few big projects moving down the line. On... Read more »

Iran calls Belgian ambassador, scolds France after diplomat’s conviction

RFI — A week after a Belgian court convicted an Iranian diplomat to 20 years in jail for plotting to bomb an opposition rally in Paris, Tehran has summoned the Belgian ambassador... Read more »

Citing Study, CDC Recommends Two Masks for Better COVID Protection

VOA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says wearing two masks offers more protection against COVID-19 than one mask. In an experiment using artificial heads spaced 6 feet... Read more »

Rouhani: Iran Will Comply With Nuclear Deal If Other Countries Do

VOA — CAIRO – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that his country would abide by the 2015 nuclear deal if the United States and the five other signatories abided by their... Read more »

American Hospital of Paris accused of allowing VIPs to jump vaccine queue

RFI — The American Hospital of Paris in the upscale western suburb of Neuilly has been slammed for giving Covid-19 vaccines to members of its board not considered one of the priority... Read more »

US Senate to Proceed with Trump Impeachment Trial

VOA — WASHINGTON – House Democrats prosecuting the impeachment of former U.S. President Donald Trump are set to lay out their case Wednesday as they try to convince Senators serving as jurors... Read more »

White House Emphasizes No Major Change to Iran Policy

VOA — The White House is clarifying its position on Iran after President Joe Biden gave an interview in which he indicated that the United States would not lift sanctions until Tehran stops... Read more »

US Treasury Chief: Would Take Years for US Economy to Recover Without Aid Deal

VOA — WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday it “will take years” to get the country’s coronavirus-ravaged economy back on track if Congress fails to enact President Joe Biden’s... Read more »