VOA — Iran’s judiciary announced Friday it executed three men convicted of killing security force members during protests last year triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, drawing condemnation from rights... Read more »
VOA — ABOARD THE USS PAUL HAMILTON IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ — The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard an... Read more »
VOA — The U.S. State Department on Thursday called on Iran not to carry out the possibly imminent execution of three men that Tehran arrested during anti-government protests that spread throughout the... Read more »
VOA — ISLAMABAD — Leaders of Iran and Pakistan jointly inaugurated a marketplace and a power transmission line along their shared border Thursday in a significant move aimed at boosting regional trade... Read more »
VOA — LONDON — Amnesty International says recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest level in five years. Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iranian authorities on Monday executed five people over “armed drug smuggling” in the south of the country, the judiciary reported. The convicts, “all criminals and armed drug... Read more »
VOA — THE WHITE HOUSE — As President Joe Biden and congressional leaders continue talks to discuss the issue of raising the debt ceiling to keep the country from defaulting on its... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN — Banned from using popular Western apps, Iranians have been left with little choice but to take up state-backed alternatives, as the authorities tighten internet restrictions for security reasons... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN — Iran has summoned Iraq’s ambassador to protest over the presence of Iranian opposition groups at an official ceremony in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, media reported Sunday. Quoting the... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — Dutton and Wrenlee are on the rise but they’re no match for champs Liam and Olivia as the top baby names in the U.S. last year. The Social... Read more »