VOA — TEHRAN — Iran slammed U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi after the agency raised concerns over covert changes to equipment at its Fordo uranium enrichment plant, state media said Saturday.... Read more »
VOA — PARIS — Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been released on bail after starting a hunger strike protesting his almost seven-month detention, supporters said Friday. The director had been arrested... Read more »
VOA — SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — An Iranian government-backed hacking team allegedly stole and leaked private customer data belonging to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, security researchers at Microsoft said Friday. The magazine... Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — An Iranian director who was arrested last summer, weeks before his latest film was released to widespread acclaim, has gone on a hunger strike to... Read more »
DW — Iran has been ramping up its crude exports over the past few months notwithstanding stringent US sanctions, offering some respite to the nation's crisis-stricken economy. Read more »
VOA — VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog criticized Iran on Wednesday for making an undeclared change to the interconnection between the two clusters of advanced machines enriching uranium to up to... Read more »
Iran ranked 147th out of 180 countries in a global corruption perception index, a watchdog group said in a report released Tuesday. The Transparency International report also gave Iran a Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday put new trade restrictions on seven Iranian entities for producing drones that Russia has used to attack Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Commerce... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iranian authorities have imposed a travel ban on leading filmmaker Masoud Kimiai, local media reported Monday, after he expressed support for protests that have gripped the Islamic... Read more »
VOA — Ali Nassirian, a well-known Iranian cinema and theater actor, announced his withdrawal from the Fajr State Film Festival on Sunday. In a letter published online, Nassirian wrote to the secretariat... Read more »