Iran Could Make Fuel for Nuclear Bomb in Less Than 2 Weeks, Milley Says

VOA — Iran could make enough fissile material for a nuclear bomb in “less than two weeks” and could produce a nuclear weapon in “several more months,” according to the top U.S.... Read more »

Videos of Empty Mansions in Afghanistan Prompt Calls for Accountability

VOA — In a mansion in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif that was recently profiled on YouTube, all the windows and doors are bulletproof — a testament to the former residents’... Read more »

US Announces Charges for Attempts to Help Iranian Weapons Program

VOA — A U.S. federal court unsealed indictments Tuesday charging Iranian and Turkish defendants with conspiring to procure and export U.S. technology to support Iran’s weapons programs. Read more »

Khamenei Says Iran Not ‘Upset’ With Europeans

VOA — MASHHAD, IRAN — Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday said the Islamic republic is not “upset” with European nations and is ready to work with them if they do not “blindly... Read more »

EU Extends Iran Sanctions to Judges, Clerical Council

VOA — BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — European ministers agreed Monday to add eight Iranians and one of the Tehran government’s most powerful bodies to EU sanctions lists, alleging human rights violations. The individuals... Read more »

Iraq, Iran Sign Deal to Tighten Border Security

VOA — BAGHDAD — Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement on Sunday, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the frontier with Iraq’s Kurdish region, where Tehran says... Read more »

Iranians Face Dilemma as New Year and Ramadan Coincide

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Tehran is emptying ahead of the Persian New Year, as is the case annually, but this time around Iranians are being forced to adapt as the festival... Read more »

Rights Groups: Iran Executed Kurdish ‘Political Prisoner’

VOA — PARIS — Iran on Friday hanged a Kurdish man viewed as a political prisoner by activists, rights groups said, amplifying alarm over the soaring number of executions in the country... Read more »

Iran Rearrests Female Activist Hours After Her Release, Activists Say

VOA — PARIS — Iranian security forces rearrested prominent activist and journalist Sepideh Gholian hours after she walked free from jail chanting slogans against supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, activists said Thursday.... Read more »

What to expect from Iran-Saudi Arabia relationship refresh

DW — The two long-time foes say they will improve their relationship. If they do, the detente could have a major impact on politics in the Middle East. For many observers of... Read more »