Iranian President Says Tehran Is Serious in Nuclear Talks With World Powers

VOA — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Saturday that Tehran was serious in its nuclear talks with world powers in Vienna, the official IRNA news agency reported. Indirect U.S.-Iranian talks to revive... Read more »

World Powers to Test Iran’s Good Faith Over Commitment to June Texts, Source Says

VOA — VIENNA — World powers will assess over the next few days whether Iran is serious in nuclear negotiations after it indicated it was ready to continue talks based on texts... Read more »

Court Rejects Trump’s Efforts to Keep Records from January 6 Panel

VOA — WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the... Read more »

EU Official: Iran to Return to Nuclear Talks on Thursday

VOA — A top European Union diplomat said Wednesday that nuclear talks with Iran will resume Thursday in Vienna. And the U.S. will know soon whether Iran is serious about reviving the... Read more »

US Imposes Sanctions on People in Iran, Syria and Uganda, Citing Rights Abuses

VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on more than a dozen people and entities in Iran, Syria and Uganda, accusing them of being connected to serious human... Read more »

New York City Imposes Private Employer Vaccine Mandate

VOA — WASHINGTON — New York City is imposing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on all its private employers starting December 27, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday, in an edict that will... Read more »

US Official Accuses Iran of Reneging on Nuclear Compromises

VOA — A senior U.S. State Department official on Saturday accused Iran of reneging on the compromises it made in the last round of talks to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement and... Read more »

Iran Fires Missile Over Natanz in Unannounced Air Defense Drill

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — An Iranian air defense test on Saturday in the Natanz region of central Iran caused an explosion heard as far as 20 kilometers from the Chahid Ahmadi-Rochan... Read more »

Iran Nuclear Talks on Pause; US Puts Blame on Iran

VOA — WASHINGTON — Diplomats negotiating in Vienna to revive a 2015 deal that curbed the Iranian nuclear program have paused talks until next week, with officials from the United States and... Read more »

Supreme Court Appears Poised to Roll Back Abortion Rights in US

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