VOA -The streets of Tehran turned bloody Monday, as police in riot gear confronted hundreds of protesters denouncing the government’s admission of shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 people on... Read more »

VOA- TEHRAN, IRAN – The blowback over the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general mounted Sunday as Iran announced it will no longer abide by the limits contained in the 2015... Read more »

VOA – WASHINGTON – Did President Donald Trump have the legal authority to order the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq? But it depends on facts that aren’t publicly known... Read more »

VOA – PENTAGON – The U.S. is prepared to take “preemptive” military action to prevent future attacks on U.S. forces, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday. The Pentagon continues to see indications that Iran... Read more »

VOA – Security forces at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq’s capital used tear gas Wednesday to disperse protesters led by pro-Iran militiamen as they gathered for a second day at the diplomatic... Read more »

CAIRO – Multiple Iraqi politicians condemned U.S. airstrikes on the pro-Iranian Shi’ite Kataib Hezbollah militia Sunday, which left 25 dead and over 50 wounded, according to Iraqi government TV. Local reports say... Read more »

VOA – An Iran-backed militia threatened revenge Monday in response to U.S. airstrikes against its positions in Iraq and Syria, which killed at least 25 people. The warning from Kataeb Hezbollah came... Read more »

            VOA – UNITED NATIONS – The past decade has seen a backlash against human rights on every front, especially the rights of women and LGBT communities,... Read more »

VOA – DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern Iran early Friday near the Islamic Republic’s only nuclear power plant. There were no immediate reports of damage or... Read more »