VOA — SYDNEY – A British-Australian academic has been released from prison in Iran after more than two years.   Kylie-Moore Gilbert was convicted on espionage charges, which she has always denied.... Read more »

DW — President Rouhani has shown his willingness to restart his government’s relations with the US after four years of aggressive policies from Donald Trump. His words follow Ayatollah Khamenei’s warnings against... Read more »

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden declared Tuesday that the United States is “ready to lead the world, not retreat from it,” signaling a sharp pivot from outgoing President Donald Trump’s “America First” credo over the last four years.  As... Read more »

DW — US President-elect Joe Biden has signaled his intention to re-engage with the global community to tackle the Mideast’s greatest challenges. Experts say he will need to confront the risks posed... Read more »

BBC — A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Former New Jersey Governor Chris... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – Native Americans are urging President-elect Joe Biden to make history by selecting one of their own to lead the powerful agency that oversees the nation’s tribes, setting up... Read more »

DW — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard took control of a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf and detained 10 crew members. The Iranian authorities claim the vessel was transporting 300 tons of... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – Weeks of continued calm in and around Baghdad’s Green Zone were disturbed Tuesday when several rockets were fired toward the U.S. Embassy, located in the fortified area that... Read more »

VOA — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, specifically targeting an organization founded by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The U.S. Treasury said in a statement it was blacklisting economic... Read more »