VOA – WASHINGTON – By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed at Davos, a gathering of global elites in... Read more »

VOA – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Iran’s supreme leader refused U.S. assistance Sunday to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory claiming the virus could be man-made by America.... Read more »

VOA – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Iran may face a second outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic banned internal travel and traditional... Read more »

VAO – Europe has become the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, with the hardest hit nation, Italy reporting hundreds of new deaths on Sunday. The total number of deaths in the country... Read more »

VOA — The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on 13 entities and individuals in China, Iraq, Russia and Turkey because of their support of Iran’s missile program. The State Department says those... Read more »

By Nakissa Etemad* This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969. Dr. Galen A. Etemad was one of the first Iranians to... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran sentenced eight environmental activists, including an Iranian who reportedly also has British and American citizenship, to prison sentences ranging from four to 10 years on charges... Read more »

VOA — Iranian state media have given a distorted view of Western news coverage of a rare public sermon by Iran’s supreme leader, ignoring how Western outlets highlighted perceived shortcomings in his... Read more »

VOA — COLUMBUS, OHIO – Ohio’s Statehouse would join a small number of others around the country with outdoor monuments dedicated to real women in U.S. history under a proposal expected Thursday... Read more »