VOA — Iranian political experts and social media users have been criticizing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he ruled out holding popular referendums on state policies this week. Iran faced massive... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a... Read more »
VOA — Gas and chemical attacks continued in Iran, targeting mostly girls’ schools Wednesday in several cities, including Tehran, VOA’s Persian service reported. Dozens of students were hospitalized. According to the reports... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out the holding of popular referendums on state policies. Iran faced calls for a referendum on the Islamic Republic... Read more »
VOA — In 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order that called on government contractors to “take affirmative action” to ensure that applicants and employees be treated “without regard to... Read more »
VOA — PENTAGON — A spate of attacks from Iranian-backed militants last month on U.S. military personnel in Syria caused traumatic brain injuries in 23 military personnel, Defense Department officials tell VOA.... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI — An Iranian court has sentenced an air defense commander allegedly responsible for the deadly downing of a passenger plane amid Iran-U.S. tensions several years ago, a state news... Read more »
VOA — JERUSALEM — Iran’s exiled crown prince is scheduled to come to Israel this week on a visit that reflects the warm ties his father once had with Israel and the... Read more »
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It’s the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty... Read more »
VOA — People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and have no right to appeal a conviction, Iran’s deputy attorney general was quoted as saying... Read more »