White House: Any Unfrozen Iranian Funds Come With Restrictions

VOA — WASHINGTON — The White House stressed Friday that there would be restrictions on what Iran could do with any funds unfrozen under an emerging agreement that has led to the... Read more »

Iranian Authorities Make Businesses the New Headscarf Battleground

VOA — TEHRAN — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair in public, but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the... Read more »

Interview: Kirby Says ‘Difficult to Say’ How Long Until Americans Return From Iran

VOA — National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says it’s “difficult to say” how long it will take for the Americans released from prison and now under house arrest in Iran to... Read more »

Pakistan: Gas Pipeline Project With Iran on Track

VOA — ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Wednesday it is “actively engaged” with Iran to try to dissuade it from pursuing international arbitration over constructing a major gas pipeline to link the two... Read more »

Iran Says It Has Technology to Build Supersonic Cruise Missile

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran said on Wednesday it has the technology to build a supersonic cruise missile, Iranian state media reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns... Read more »

Japan Raises Concerns over Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment, Drone Supplies to Russia

VOA — Japan expressed concern on Monday over Iran’s advancing uranium enrichment program and the Middle East country’s suspected supplying of combat drones to Moscow for Russia’s war on Ukraine. Japan’s Foreign... Read more »

Iran Opens Registration for Candidates in Next Year’s Parliamentary Election

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran on Monday began registering candidates for parliamentary elections in March, which will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year. Iran... Read more »

Criticism of Raisi Government Mounts in Iran

VOA — As the government of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ends its second year, media around the country are evaluating its performance — largely concluding that not only have the economic objectives... Read more »

Tehran Building Collapse Kills 3 Iranian Policemen

VOA — Three Iranian police officers were killed Sunday and 11 other people injured when several buildings collapsed in the capital Tehran, local media said. The policemen were securing the planned demolition... Read more »

Iran Boosts Navy With Missiles, Drones as US Offers Guards for Gulf Ships

VOA — DUBAI — Iran has equipped its Revolutionary Guards’ navy with drones and 1,000-kilometer range missiles, Iranian news agencies reported Saturday, as the U.S. offers to put guards on commercial ships... Read more »