VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unprecedented action aimed... Read more »
VAP — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf. It’s a sign that... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s oil minister said Sunday Tehran would “pursue its rights” to a disputed gas field also claimed by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait if negotiations fail, the ministry’s... Read more »
VOA — PHOENIX — A historic heat wave that turned the U.S. Southwest into a blast furnace throughout July is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains. Forecasters expect... Read more »
VOA — NOOSH ABAD, IRAN — Once a year, in central Iran’s city of Noosh Abad, men don warrior costumes and children portray supernatural beings to usher in one of the holiest... Read more »
VOA — The clock is ticking for former President Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia, where they could face criminal charges for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. A grand... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UAE — Iran said Wednesday it gave new details to the United Nations about two sites near Tehran that inspectors say bore traces of manmade uranium, part of a... Read more »
VOA — HOUSTON — A cargo of sanctioned Iranian crude oil that was confiscated by the United States has been sitting off the Texas coast for eight weeks, unable to be unloaded... Read more »
BBC — The number of modern slavery cases reported within the UK care industry has more than doubled in the past year. There were 109 potential victims, exploited for personal or financial... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran on Sunday began an annual air force drill in the central part of the country, state media reported, as the United States sends more fighter planes... Read more »