Major Impact Expected from Supreme Court Asylum Decision

VOA – CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO – Victoria Macchi contributed to this report  Shortly after the Supreme Court unblocked a White House policy curtailing migrants’ ability to seek asylum in the U.S., President... Read more »

Congress to Hold Hearing on End of Immigrant Medical Relief

VOA – WASHINGTON – Congress is holding an inquiry into the Trump administration’s decision to stop considering requests from immigrants seeking to defer deportation for medical treatment and other hardships. A subcommittee... Read more »

AP: Women Facing Restrictions Seek Abortions Out of State

VOA – ATLANTA – At a routine ultrasound when she was five months pregnant, Hevan Lunsford began to panic when the technician took longer than normal, then told her she would need... Read more »

Iran Using Advanced Centrifuges, Violating Nuclear Deal

VOA – TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran has begun using an array of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium in violation of its 2015 nuclear deal, a spokesman said Saturday, warning that Europe has... Read more »

Iranian Authorities Break up Mixed-gender Party, Arrest 22

VOA – TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that police have detained 22 men and women at a mixed-gender party in Tehran province. Such parties are illegal under... Read more »

US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Space Agencies

VOA – The United States has imposed its first-ever sanctions against Iran’s space agency, accusing it of disguising a missile program. “The United States will not allow Iran to use its space... Read more »

Hurricane Dorian Lashes Northern Bahamas

VOA – Hurricane Dorian, a dangerous Category 5 storm, made landfall in the northwestern Bahamas Sunday, slamming the island with 285 kilometer an hour winds. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Dorian... Read more »

Iranian Rocket Blows Up on Launch Pad

VOA – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – An Iranian rocket that was supposed to launch a telecommunications satellite into orbit blew up on the launch pad Thursday. U.S. satellite images of the... Read more »

Iran Journalist Flees Zarif Delegation to Stay in Sweden

VOA – STOCKHOLM – An Iranian journalist covering Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s Nordic tour has fled the official delegation and applied for residency in Sweden, officials said Tuesday. The Swedish Migration... Read more »

Rouhani Says US Must Lift Sanctions Before Talks

VOA Persian’s Katherine Ahn contributed to this report. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said if U.S. President Donald Trump wants to hold talks, he must “take the first step” and lift all sanctions... Read more »