VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday he would welcome a resumption of diplomatic relations with Egypt, during a meeting with Oman’s visiting Sultan Haitham bin... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI — Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said arrived in Tehran for a two-day visit Sunday which is expected to focus on regional diplomatic and security issues, Iranian state media... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, killing and wounding troops while sharply escalating rising tensions between... Read more »

VOA — An Iranian diplomat imprisoned in Belgium, Asadollah Assadi, and a Belgian aid worker jailed in Iran, Olivier Vandecasteele, were freed on Friday in an exchange mediated by Oman, both sides... Read more »

VOA — Iran on Thursday unveiled a new liquid-fueled ballistic missile. State media said the missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers with a 1,500-kilogram warhead. State television showed what it said... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said will travel to Iran on Sunday for a two-day visit, Oman state TV said Wednesday. The visit will follow... Read more »

VOA — BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — The European Union on Monday imposed an asset freeze on the investment arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, over Tehran’s brutal crackdown on protests over the death of... Read more »

VOA — BEIJING — Stepping up a feud with Washington over technology and security, China’s government Sunday told users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest U.S.... Read more »

VOA — ABOARD THE USS PAUL HAMILTON IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ — The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard an... Read more »