Time for Political Decisions as Iran Talks Enter ‘Final Stretch’ — US Official

VOA — WASHINGTON — Indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement are entering the “final stretch,” with all sides having to make tough political... Read more »

Macron Tells Iran’s Raisi Nuclear Talks Need to Speed Up

VOA — PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has told his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi that a deal lifting sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear activities is still... Read more »

Iran Supreme Leader Says ‘Wrong Decisions’ Have Hurt Economy

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Sunday that the country’s poor economic situation was not only due to international sanctions but also to government mismanagement. “Wrong decisions and... Read more »

Biden’s Free Home COVID Tests Out of Reach for Many Native Americans

VOA — WASHINGTON — A U.S. government initiative to ship half a billion free COVID-19 tests to Americans will struggle to reach one of the communities that has been hardest hit by... Read more »

Consumer Spending Drops as Inflation Continues to Rise

VOA — A key inflation indicator was up 5.8% over last year, the Commerce Department said Friday. It was the indicator’s highest jump since 1982. The rise came in the government’s personal... Read more »

Northeast US Braces for Blizzard; Thousands of Flights Canceled

VOA — NEW YORK — A powerful winter storm was forecast to hammer the U.S.’ New England and the Middle Atlantic regions this weekend with up to 60 centimeters of snow, bringing... Read more »

Is Risky Pandemic Behavior Driving Record Traffic & Drug Overdose Deaths?

VOA — Traffic and drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a result of extended stress that is prompting more Americans to engage in risky behavior, according to Shannon Frattaroli,... Read more »

Negar Ahkami’s Exhibition at the Arlington Arts Center

ARLINGTON, VA – Opening January 29 and running through March 19, Le Caftan, Le Turban features new work by AAC resident artist Negar Ahkami. In her recent paintings, Ahkami depicts European film... Read more »

Iran Sentences French Citizen to 8 Years for Spying

VOA — PARIS — A French national who has been in Iranian custody since May 2020 was sentenced Tuesday by an Iranian court to eight years and eight months in prison for... Read more »

As Iran Nears Uranium Breakout Capacity, US Mulls Bomb-Making Scenarios

VOA — WASHINGTON — With the United States warning that Iran is just weeks from developing the capacity to make a nuclear weapon, there is disagreement among Washington experts on the likelihood... Read more »