Iran Bans Ex-President Rouhani From Running for Elite Assembly

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s hardline watchdog body has banned former pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani from standing again in an election in March for the Assembly of Experts, which... Read more »

Erdogan: Turkey, Iran Agree on Need to Avoid Escalating Mideast Tensions

VOA — ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he and Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi agreed at a meeting on Wednesday on the need to avoid steps that could further threaten... Read more »

Swedish Police Say 5 People Illegally Entered Iran Embassy Site in Stockholm

VOA — STOCKHOLM — Five people on Tuesday illegally entered the premises of Iran’s embassy on the outskirts of Stockholm during a protest, Swedish police said in a statement. The people were... Read more »

Pakistan, Iran Agree to Resume Full Diplomatic Ties

VOA — ISLAMABAD — Envoys of Pakistan and Iran will return to their posts by the end of this week, Pakistan and Iran announced Monday. The latest sign of de-escalation comes almost... Read more »

Iran ‘Directly Involved’ in Yemen Houthi Rebel Ship Attacks, US Navy Official Says

VOA — Jerusalem — Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel’s war against Hamas, the U.S. Navy’s top Mideast commander told The... Read more »

Analysts: Assassination Plot Shows Extremes Iran Employs to Target Critics

VOA — WASHINGTON — A thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate two journalists working for a Persian TV network in London has renewed focus on the ways hostile governments try to target critics... Read more »

Iranian Soldier Kills 5 Comrades Where IS Attack Killed Dozens

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — An Iranian soldier opened fire on fellow soldiers Sunday, killing five of them in the southeastern city of Kerman, where 94 people were killed in a bombing... Read more »

Iran says it launched a satellite despite Western concerns

DW — The Soraya satellite has reached a higher orbit in a new milestone for Iran’s aerospace program. Western nations fear that the space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons.... Read more »

Iran warns air strike on Syria will not go unanswered

BBC — Iran's president said an air strike on the Syrian capital that killed five senior members of Iran's security forces will not "go unanswered". Read more »

Pakistan, Iran Agree to De-escalate After Trading Airstrikes

VOA — ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran agreed Friday to defuse tensions and re-establish full diplomatic ties after their militaries traded unprecedented airstrikes this week against alleged militant camps on each other’s... Read more »