Iran Nuclear Chief Says Country Will Enrich Uranium to 20% Even After Nuclear Deal

VOA — DUBAI — Iran will continue to enrich uranium to 20% purity even after sanctions on it are lifted and a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers is revived, Iranian news... Read more »

Study: US Child Poverty Rising After Tax Credit Expires

VOA — The number of children in America living in poverty jumped dramatically after just one month without the expanded child tax credit payments, according to a new study. Advocates fear the... Read more »

US Maternal Mortality Soars Amid Widening Racial Disparities

VOA — The U.S. maternal mortality rate — already the worst in the industrialized world — rose in 2020 to its highest level in half a century, with Black women three times... Read more »

Iran Appears Ready to Swap Prisoners with US as Talks Approach ‘Finish Line’

VOA — Talks on restoring a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program and ease sanctions are near conclusion, a Russian envoy said on Tuesday, and sources close to the negotiations said a... Read more »

Putin orders Russian troops into eastern Ukraine separatist regions

DW — The move follows the Russian president's recognition of self-proclaimed separatist territories in eastern Ukraine as "independent." Western countries condemned the decision and vowed new sanctions. Read more »

Iran Lawmakers Want Guarantees that West Won’t Exit Any Revived Nuclear Deal

VOA — Iranian lawmakers have urged President Ebrahim Raisi to obtain guarantees from the United States and three European countries that they won’t exit the nuclear deal being renegotiated in Vienna, Iranian... Read more »

Germany’s Scholz Says Now is ‘Moment of Truth’ for Iran Deal

VOA — MUNICH — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday that “now is the moment of truth” to determine whether Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers can be salvaged, and the... Read more »

BBC Calls Out Iran for Escalation in Threats to Staff

VOA — Iran has ramped up its threats and harassment of journalists working for the BBC’s Persian language service and their families, the British broadcaster says. In a complaint filed with the... Read more »

Iran Supreme Leader Urges Nuclear Energy Progress Amid Talks

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s supreme leader vowed Thursday that his country would ramp up development of its civilian nuclear program, as major world powers continued delicate talks in Vienna to... Read more »

France: Decision on Iran Nuclear Deal Days Away; Ball in Tehran’s Court

France on Wednesday said a decision on salvaging Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers was just days away and that it was now up to Tehran to make the political choice.... Read more »