VOA — BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — European ministers agreed Monday to add eight Iranians and one of the Tehran government’s most powerful bodies to EU sanctions lists, alleging human rights violations. The individuals... Read more »

VOA — BAGHDAD — Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement on Sunday, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the frontier with Iraq’s Kurdish region, where Tehran says... Read more »

DW — The two long-time foes say they will improve their relationship. If they do, the detente could have a major impact on politics in the Middle East. For many observers of... Read more »

VOA — MOSCOW — Russia said Wednesday it had started naval exercises with China and Iran in the Arabian Sea as it seeks to shore up ties with Beijing and Tehran. The... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — Iran is striving to expand its influence in fellow U.S. adversary Venezuela, which is hosting an Iranian cultural fair this week and seeking Iranian assistance to revive the... Read more »

VOA — WHITE HOUSE — Despite its rocky relations with China, the White House says it welcomes Beijing’s efforts to help end the war in Yemen and de-escalate tensions in the region... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday announced more sanctions against people and firms associated with Iran and with what it said was an illicit banking network used to conceal... Read more »

VOA — Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Saturday upon his return from a trip to Iran that Tehran has agreed to restore ‘certain accesses’ at its... Read more »

VOA — VIENNA, AUSTRIA — Iran has given sweeping assurances to the United Nations nuclear watchdog that it will finally assist a long-stalled investigation into uranium particles found at undeclared sites and... Read more »