Iranian State Media Confirm Meeting between Khamenei, Hamas’ Haniyeh in Tehran

VOA — DUBAI — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with the leader of Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, a day... Read more »

مجلس نمایندگان آمریکا طرح تشدید تحریم‌های نفتی ایران را تصویب کرد

ار.اف.ای ـــ با افزایش تنشها پس از حمله هفتم اکتبر حماس به اسرائیل، قانونگذاران آمریکایی چند طرح مختلف را به منظور تحت فشار قرار دادن جمهوری اسلامی، مورد بررسی قرار داده‌اند. حماس،... Read more »

Biden Faces Uphill Battle to Contain War in Gaza

VOA — WASHINGTON — Until the Israel-Hamas war, President Joe Biden’s foreign policy goals in the Middle East were to further integrate Israel with its Arab neighbors and to contain Iran’s nuclear... Read more »

UN Rights Committee Calls on Iran to Disband Morality Police

VOA — GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Friday expressed concern over Iran’s treatment of women and girls and called for the disbandment of the Islamic Republic’s morality police.... Read more »

Senate Sidesteps Tuberville’s Hold, Confirms New Navy Head and First Female on Joint Chiefs of Staff

VOA — WASHINGTON — The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to... Read more »

Iran, Turkey Call for Meeting to Avert Spread of Israel-Hamas War

VOA — ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey and Iran on Wednesday called for a regional conference aimed at averting the spread of the Israel-Hamas war. Read more »

These US States Have the Happiest Workers

VOA — All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. Alaska workers are the happiest in the nation, thanks in part to higher wages and shorter... Read more »

Tehran Police Averse to Poetry Billboards Campaign

— TEHRAN, IRAN — Hundreds of billboards featuring evocative poems that have been installed around the Iranian capital are contributing to an increase in road accidents, police were cited on Monday as... Read more »

How Old Is Too Old to Lead?

VOA — All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. The median age of Americans is about 39 years old, but many of the country’s leaders, including some... Read more »

China’s Chief Epidemiologist Who Helped Drive Anti-COVID Fight Dies at Age 60

VOA — BANGKOK — Wu Zunyou, an epidemiologist who helped drive the country’s strict zero-COVID measures in China that suspended access to cities and confined millions to their homes, died on Friday.... Read more »