DW — The Soraya satellite has reached a higher orbit in a new milestone for Iran’s aerospace program. Western nations fear that the space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons.... Read more »

VOA — ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran agreed Friday to defuse tensions and re-establish full diplomatic ties after their militaries traded unprecedented airstrikes this week against alleged militant camps on each other’s... Read more »

VOA — ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced Wednesday it was recalling its ambassador to Iran and suspending all bilateral engagements with the country to protest an overnight “unprovoked” deadly cross-border airstrike by Iranian... Read more »

VOA — Mirrakhmat Muminov’s American dream came crashing down on a snowy road near Great Falls, Montana. It was December 2009. Muminov, then 30, was a refugee from persecution in his native... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UAE — Two Iranian journalists who were serving long prison sentences over their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini have been released on bail pending their appeal, Iranian... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Saturday the United States had delivered a private message to Iran about Iran-backed Houthis responsible for attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea.... Read more »

A law firm representing passengers onboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which was forced to make an emergency landing January 5 after a door detached midflight, has filed a lawsuit against Boeing aircraft... Read more »

VOA — Singer Mehdi Yarrahi has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison plus 74 lashes, his attorney Zahra Minoui said on Tuesday. Yarrahi, 42, was arrested in August... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said late on Sunday the “key missing component” from the Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet involved in an Alaska Airlines emergency landing... Read more »