VOA — Iranian Parliament and Assembly of Experts elections began Friday amid warnings and promises from officials of the Islamic Republic urging Iranians to vote. “Casting a ballot, a simple act, yields... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for... Read more »
VOA — CAPITOL HILL — Attacks by Iranian-backed proxies have slowed since the drone attack in January that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan near the Syrian border. There have been... Read more »
VOA — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that they risk initiating a nuclear war if they send troops into Ukraine, saying Russia has the weapons to strike targets... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — Boeing must develop a comprehensive plan to address “systemic quality-control issues” within 90 days, the head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday, after a mid-air emergency... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to... Read more »
VOA — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that it is “urgent” for the G7, the group of seven leading industrialized nations, to seize some $285 billion worth of frozen... Read more »
VOA — The United States and Britain on Tuesday sanctioned an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps deputy commander and a Houthi militant, linking them to missile attacks launched from Yemen targeting Red... Read more »
VOA — VIENNA — Iran has further increased its total stockpile of uranium, according to a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Monday, and it continues... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — An Iranian court has changed the sentence against a pop singer who criticized the mandatory headscarf for women to home confinement instead of jail time, due to... Read more »