Iran’s Internet Shutdown Extends to 5th Day, Further Harming Economy

VOA – Iran’s shutdown of domestic Internet access as part of a crackdown on anti-government protests has stretched beyond four days, an unprecedented outage that has caused growing harm to the economy.... Read more »

Iran Shuts Down Internet as Protests Continue

VOA – Iran’s supreme leader backed Sunday a government decision to increase fuel prices which sparked deadly protests over the weekend. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed “thugs” for damaging property in protests that... Read more »

Iran’s Sudden Gas Price Hike Sparks Street Protests in 5 Cities

VOA – Iran’s abrupt decision to raise gasoline prices as its economy worsens under U.S. sanctions and domestic corruption has angered many Iranians, prompting protests in at least five cities and online... Read more »

افشای ‘مجوز دوباره’ رهبر برای فعالیت ‘سازمان اطلاعات سپاه’

بی بی سی  – محمدرضا نقدی معاون هماهنگ کننده سپاه دیروز اعلام کرد: “به تازگی دوباره مجوز داده شد که سپاه، اطلاعات داشته باشد و در همین مدت کوتاه پیروزی های بزرگی... Read more »

Appeals Court Again Backs House Request for Trump Tax Documents

  VOA – WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court said on Wednesday it would not revisit an October decision backing a U.S. House of Representatives subpoena issued to President Donald Trump’s accounting... Read more »

Edged Sword for Female Politicians

VOA – WASHINGTON – On Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s Facebook page, you can find videos ranging from an announcement in Des Moines, Iowa, that her campaign has reached $2 million in... Read more »

Twitter Briefly Suspends Accounts of US-Based Iranian Opposition Group, Supporters

Twitter has briefly suspended the accounts of a prominent U.S.-based Iranian opposition group and several of its supporters for alleged violations of the company’s rules, marking the latest Twitter intervention in a... Read more »

Iran Announces Resumption of Uranium Enrichment at Fordow

VOA – Iran’s nuclear agency Thursday announced resumption of uranium enrichment at the country’s underground Fordow nuclear facility, a site where, under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, it had agreed... Read more »

Iran Marks 1979 Takeover of US Embassy, Hostage Crisis

VOA – TEHRAN, IRAN – Reviving decades-old cries of “Death to America,” Iran on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the 1979 student takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the... Read more »

Warren Health Care Plan Pledges No Middle Class Tax Increase

VOA – WASHINGTON – Elizabeth Warren promised Friday to spend more than $20 trillion over the next decade to provide government-funded health care to every American without raising middle class taxes, finally... Read more »