M. Reza Vaghefi, Ph.D. — Introduction The Spring issue of Persian Heritage contains a very interesting story, documented by the Editor of the Quarterly, about Queen Farah, which sheds some light on... Read more »

VOA — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — The top U.S. military officer is warning of a growing arms race in the western Pacific, as nations become increasingly concerned about China’s military buildup in the region... Read more »

Shahrokh Ahkami — Persian Heritage #108, Spring 2023 — Once again with the arrival of Norooz, I with my hardworking staff want to thank all of you who have supported us. We... Read more »

VOA — Russia appears to be receiving regular deliveries of Iranian-made Shahed drones, Britain’s Defense Ministry said Sunday. Read more »

VOA — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, have agreed to meet during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Saudi state news... Read more »

VOA — A war monitor says the death toll has risen from the retaliatory strikes the U.S. launched after a suspected Iranian-backed attack in Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran on Friday condemned what it called France’s repression of protests after more than 450 people were arrested and nearly as many police were injured in demonstrations... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says it has carried out multiple “precision” airstrikes against targets in eastern Syria in response to a drone attack Thursday that killed a U.S. contractor.... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — The family of retired American FBI agent Robert “Bob” Levinson, who disappeared in Iran after being abducted in 2007, says U.S. authorities are trying to reinvigorate interest in... Read more »