UNICEF Offers Help to Iran in Noxious Fume Incidents Affecting Schoolchildren

VOA — UNICEF offered Thursday to help Iran solve a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened schoolchildren, particularly girls, in what some officials suspect is an attack on women’s... Read more »

IAEA Report Says Discussions with Iran About Near-Weapons-Grade Enrichment Ongoing

VOA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog is in discussions with Iran on the origin of uranium particles enriched to up to 83.7% purity, very close to weapons grade, at its Fordow enrichment... Read more »

Iran’s Currency Hits New Low Amid Anti-Government Protests

VOA — DUBAI — Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Sunday, plunging to 600,000 to the dollar for the first time as the effects of nationwide anti-government protests and... Read more »

Iran’s Currency Nosedives as Savers Buy Dollars

VOA — DUBAI — Iran’s rial currency sank to a record low against the U.S. dollar Saturday despite central bank measures aimed at cooling demand for foreign currency from savers worried about... Read more »

Iran Unveils Underground Base for Fighter Jets

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s army on Tuesday unveiled its first underground base for fighter jets designed to withstand possible strikes by U.S. bunker-busting bombs, state media reported.The base, named Oghab... Read more »

Iran Former President, Former PM Call for Political Change

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran’s former President Mohammad Khatami and former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi have both called for political changes amid the protests triggered by the death in police custody... Read more »

Maduro, Iranian Diplomat Discuss Defense Against ‘External Pressures’

VOA — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the visiting Iranian foreign minister discussed the need for “vigilance in defending their national interests against external pressures,” according to a statement released Saturday. The... Read more »

Iran Blamed for Hack of French Magazine Charlie Hebdo

VOA — SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — An Iranian government-backed hacking team allegedly stole and leaked private customer data belonging to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, security researchers at Microsoft said Friday. The magazine... Read more »

How Iran is boosting oil exports despite US sanctions

DW — Iran has been ramping up its crude exports over the past few months notwithstanding stringent US sanctions, offering some respite to the nation's crisis-stricken economy. Read more »

Global Corruption Report: Iran Seen as Among Most Corrupt Countries

Iran ranked 147th out of 180 countries in a global corruption perception index, a watchdog group said in a report released Tuesday. The Transparency International report also gave Iran a Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)... Read more »