US Sanctions Network Smuggling American Tech to Iran’s Central Bank

VOA — The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals for facilitating illegal technology transfers from dozens of U.S. firms to Iranian entities, including the country’s central... Read more »

US, G7 Allies Warn Iran: Drop Plans to Provide Ballistic Missiles to Russia

VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies would pile new sanctions on Tehran if it moved forward with a plan to provide... Read more »

Third Test Flight of SpaceX’s Mega Rocket Ends With Loss of Spacecraft

VOA — SpaceX’s mega rocket blasted off on another test flight Thursday and made it farther than two previous attempts, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth. The... Read more »

US Prosecutor Defends Biden ‘Poor Memory’ Report to House Panel

VOA — WASHINGTON — The U.S. prosecutor who sparked a political firestorm last month with a report saying President Joe Biden had a “poor memory” appeared before a congressional committee on Tuesday... Read more »

US Intelligence Chiefs Deliver Grim Warning for Ukraine

VOA — WASHINGTON — The frozen military conflict between Ukraine and Russia is starting to thaw and will likely tilt in Moscow’s favor if the United States fails to quickly come through... Read more »

UN’s Picco, Who Helped End Iran-Iraq War, Freed Hostages, Has Died

VOA — Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco, whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the thorniest crises of the 1980s and 1990s, including the Iran-Iraq war and the kidnappings of Westerners by... Read more »

Iranian Female Political Prisoners Blast ‘Gender Apartheid’

VOA — Eleven female political prisoners at Evin Prison in Tehran have written a letter stating that exposing gender apartheid can help fight discrimination and oppression. Golrokh Iraee, a political detainee, shared... Read more »

2023-24 Warmest US Winter on Record

VOA — WASHINGTON — This winter was the warmest ever recorded in the mainland United States, data showed Friday — the latest sign the world is moving toward an unprecedented era because... Read more »

US Threatens Action Against Iran at Nuclear Agency Over ‘Stonewalling’

VOA — VIENNA — The United States on Thursday threatened future action against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency if Tehran keeps “stonewalling” the U.N. nuclear watchdog by denying it the... Read more »

US Urges Iran to Dilute All Its Near-Weapons-Grade Uranium

VOA — VIENNA — The United States on Wednesday called on Iran to dilute all of the uranium it has enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the weapons-grade level of... Read more »