VOA — Iran’s public prosecutor said Sunday that Tehran has shut down the country’s controversial morality police, although there was no immediate confirmation from the Interior Ministry that oversees the police unit.... Read more »
VOA — Thomas Jefferson, America’s third president, coined the words “electioneering” and “indecipherable.” John Adams (No. 2) came up with “caucus.” James Madison (No. 4) was the first to use “squatter” when... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran said Saturday it is reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as it struggles to quell more than two months of protests... Read more »
VOA — Human rights groups report Iranians gathered Friday to mourn a man reportedly shot and killed by security forces after honking his car’s horn in celebration, following the Iran national team’s... Read more »
VOA — ROME — Iran appears to be at odds with the United Nations nuclear watchdog about information it should be providing regarding its atomic program, the head of the International Atomic... Read more »
VOA — SRINIGAR, INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR — Kashmiri apple growers are demanding that the Indian government take strong action to stop the alleged illicit movement of Iranian apples through Afghanistan to markets in... Read more »
VOA — With major street protests erupting in Iran and China in recent weeks, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is facing questions about its response to the unrest roiling two of the... Read more »
VOA — DOHA, QATAR — The last World Cup clash between the United States and Iran 24 years ago is considered one of the most politically charged matches in soccer history. Tuesday... Read more »
VOA — Iranian authorities have arrested the two actors behind a viral video where a group of film and theater figures stand silently without headscarves in solidarity with the protest movement, a... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — An Iranian American businessman from the southern U.S. state of Alabama has been arrested on federal charges of violating U.S. sanctions on Iran. Ray Hunt — also known... Read more »