VOA — WHITE HOUSE — American leadership is essential in establishing norms and laws to “determine how we both glean the promise and manage the peril” of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran has finalized arrangements for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets and helicopters, Iran’s deputy defense minister told Iran’s Tasnim news agency... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s navy on Monday added a destroyer capable of launching cruise missiles to its Caspian Sea fleet, state media reported.The 1,400-ton Deilaman, named for a town in... Read more »

RFI — The Iranian president’s visit to Turkey this week comes amid deeply strained bilateral tensions as a result of regional rivalries. However, Israel’s assault on Gaza stands to alleviate those problems... Read more »

RFI — Iran’s Foreign Minister visited the Turkish capital this week amid growing regional rivalry as Ankara seeks to expand its influence from the Caucasus to Central Asia. But the conflict in... Read more »

VOA — Wednesday will mark 60 years since the fateful day in Dallas in 1963 when U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Read more »

VOA — Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon... Read more »

VOA — BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah (KH) militia, a powerful armed faction with close ties to Iran, brushed off U.S. sanctions on the group over attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq... Read more »

VOA — PENTAGON — Iranian-backed proxies have attacked U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria at least 150 times since President Joe Biden took office, two U.S. defense officials tell VOA. More than... Read more »