Iran Responds to EU, UK Sanctions With Some of Its Own

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran imposed sanctions Wednesday on 34 individuals and entities from the European Union and Britain in reaction to similar measures they have taken over Tehran’s response to... Read more »

IAEA Chief: Iran Has Processed Enough Material for ‘Several Nuclear Weapons’

VOA — The head of the United Nations’s nuclear monitoring agency says he will travel to Iran next month in hopes of reviving the 2015 accord aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear activities.... Read more »

China Covid: Coffins sell out as rural losses mount

BBC — The BBC has found evidence of a considerable number of Covid-related deaths in China’s rural regions, as the virus spread from big cities to more remote areas with older populations.... Read more »

US Joins UK, EU with New Iran Sanctions

VOA — The United States joined the European Union and Britain in imposing new sanctions Monday on Iran in response to a crackdown on protesters. U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price told... Read more »

EU Slaps New Sanctions on Iran, Mulls More Against Russia

VOA — PARIS — European Union foreign ministers slapped a fourth round of sanctions against Iran, discussed a possible 10th sanctions package against Russia, and agreed to more than $540 million in... Read more »

Iranians ‘No Longer Willing to Stay Quiet’

VOA — When Aida Ghajar saw a tweet that a young woman was in a coma after being taken into custody by Tehran’s morality police, the IranWire reporter immediately contacted her sources... Read more »

Iranian Currency Falls to Record Low Amid Isolation, Sanctions

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s troubled currency fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday amid the country’s increasing isolation and possible Europe Union sanctions against... Read more »

The California storms were great for wine

BBC — For several days, Jason Haas and his employees at the Tablas Creek Vineyard couldn't reach their vines. Read more »

Q&A: Iran Likely Grew Oil Exports by 35% in 2022, Data Company Says

VOA — WASHINGTON — London-based commodity markets data company Kpler tells VOA it believes Iran recorded a big increase in energy exports last year, even as the United States continued its policy... Read more »

EU to Impose New Sanctions on Iran, Diplomats Say

VOA — BRUSSELS / DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The European Union will add 37 individual entries to its sanctions against Iran on Monday, two European diplomats told Reuters, as the bloc works on... Read more »