VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, newly unsealed U.S. court documents... Read more »
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iran arrived Tuesday in the Islamic Republic, and his counterpart landed in Riyadh, cementing a restoration of ties between the Persian Gulf rivals after a... Read more »
VOA — STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Monday said a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last year and called for his immediate release. The Swedish government didn’t identify... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s air force has received a batch of advanced Russian combat trainer jets to “improve the training and combat capability of the air force,” local media reported... Read more »
VOA — A road accident killed 16 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad overnight, the state news agency INA reported Saturday. The “horrible accident” between Dujail and Samarra... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran accused Israel on Thursday of trying to sabotage its ballistic missile program through faulty foreign parts that could explode, damaging or destroying the weapons... Read more »
VOA — ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are throwing their support behind efforts to compensate people sickened by... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The blood thinner Eliquis and popular diabetes treatments including Jardiance are among the first drugs that will be targeted for price negotiations in an effort to cut Medicare... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran has summoned a Swiss diplomat over the apparent U.S. seizure of Iranian crude oil from a ship that sat for months off Texas, an official said... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s enrichment of uranium continues based on a framework established by the country’s parliament, nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said Sunday when asked about reports regarding... Read more »