Iran Vows Revenge Over Killing of Guard Member in Tehran

VOA — Iran’s hardline president vowed revenge on Monday over the killing of a senior Revolutionary Guard member gunned down in the heart of Tehran the day before, a still-mysterious attack on... Read more »

Wife of Swedish Citizen Threatened with Iran Execution Appeals to EU

VOA — BERLIN, GERMANY — The wife of Iranian-Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali accused of espionage and threatened with execution in Iran, on Saturday called on the European Union to secure her husband’s... Read more »

Colonel in Iran Revolutionary Guards assassinated

BBC — A colonel in Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has been shot dead in a rare assassination in Tehran. Two gunmen on a motorbike are reported to have shot Colonel... Read more »

The Politics of Iran’s ‘Forbidden Names’

VOA — On February 14, the Marand High Court in Iran’s northern province of East Azerbaijan ruled that a newborn boy could not be named “Türkay” — a word meaning “Turkish moon”... Read more »

Iran’s Security Forces Clash With Anti-Government Protesters in Several Provinces

VOA — DUBAI — Iranian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several provinces on Thursday, according to posts on social media, as protests triggered by... Read more »

Nearly 43,000 People Died on US Roads Last Year, Agency Says

VOA — DETROIT — Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the roads after the coronavirus pandemic forced many... Read more »

Iran Academic Arrested on Security Charges, ‘Foreign Links’

VOA — Tehran, IRAN — Authorities in Iran have arrested a university professor on security charges and “suspicious foreign links,” Iranian media reported on Monday.The semiofficial Mehr news agency identified the professor... Read more »

Spokesperson: Iran’s Foreign Minister to Visit UAE on Monday

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s top diplomat is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates on Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said, welcoming the appointment of Sheikh Mohammed... Read more »

Iranian Film Workers Arrested, Homes Raided

VOA — A renowned Iranian filmmaker has said that the offices and homes of several filmmakers and other industry professionals were raided and some of them arrested in recent days. Mohammad Rasoulof... Read more »

‘My Body, My Choice’: Abortion Rights Backers Rally Across US

VOA — WASHINGTON — Supporters of abortion rights took to the streets across America on Saturday to make clear their anger at the prospect that the Supreme Court will soon strike down... Read more »