CDC Recommends Indoor Masks Again, Even for Some Vaccinated People

VOA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends vaccinated people in certain parts of the country wear masks while indoors, reversing a decision the agency made two... Read more »

Iran: Drought, water shortages spark protests

DW — The government has been taken aback — yet poor management of the country’s water resources is a well-known and longstanding problem. A large part of Maharloo Lake in southwest Iran... Read more »

Fauci Sounds New Virus Warnings

VOA — WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, sounded new alarms Sunday about the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, especially in regions where people have... Read more »

Pro-Iranian Militia Commander Threatens Attacks Against US Forces Unless They Leave Iraq

VOA — CAIRO – The commander of Iraq’s self-styled pro-Iranian “resistance” forces has threatened to mount more attacks on U.S. forces inside the country if they don’t withdraw. The threat by the... Read more »

Iran’s Khamenei Urges Water Protesters Against Falling Prey to ‘Enemy’

VOA — TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday warned residents of the drought-hit southwest not to give ammunition to the “enemy” after days of protests that have seen... Read more »

Iran Water Shortage Protests Result in 3rd Death, Extend Into 7th Day

VOA — WASHINGTON – Water shortage protests in drought-plagued southwestern Iran appear to have spread to more cities and resulted in what authorities say is a third fatality as the unrest extended into a seventh day. Videos posted... Read more »

Iran’s Water Shortage Protests Take Sharper Anti-government Tone

VOA — WASHINGTON - Water shortage protests in drought-plagued southwestern Iran appear to have spread to more cities and taken on a sharper anti-government tone as the unrest extended into a sixth... Read more »

Delta Variant Accounts for 83% of New US COVID Cases

VOA — The delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 83% of new cases in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the week of July... Read more »

US slams ‘outrageous’ comments from Iran over delay in nuclear and prisoner swap talks

RFI — The Biden administration lashed out at Iran on Saturday after it accused the US of delaying a proposed prisoner swap to force a quick resumption of indirect nuclear talks. Advertising... Read more »

Amid Lawsuits, Trump Continues to Wield Outsized Influence

VOA — WHITE HOUSE - Even as Donald Trump faces the threat of lawsuits over his company’s business dealings and continues to be banned on social media platforms, the former president wields... Read more »