Russia Warns of Escalating Gulf Tensions
Moscow warns that escalating US-Iran tensions pose a significant threat to global energy and food security, advocating for diplomatic resolution.
VOA Kurdish: Iran arrests 4 female Kurdish activists after Women’s Day events
Iranian security forces have arrested four female Kurdish activists in Kurdistan province following International Women’...
VOA Kurdish: Kurdistan opposition parties remain divided after elections
In the sixth round of parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region, some political parties announced they would stay...
US: Iran ignoring international concerns about its nuclear program
united nations — The United States warned Wednesday that it will continue to exert “maximum pressure” on Iran in order t...
US sanctions Sweden-based gang with links to Iran
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions against the Foxtrot Network, a Sweden-based gang accused...
Iran's Khamenei rejects idea of nuclear talks with US
DUBAI — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the Uni...
‘I was there to try to kill the journalist,’ gunman tells New York court
A self-described member of a Russian organized crime group told a court on Tuesday that he tried to kill the Iranian Ame...
VOA Persian: Nowruz markets in 'hibernation' mode
Reports from various Iranian cities indicate an economic downturn and market recession, with shopkeepers in bazaars lame...
VOA Persian: Rights groups says man killed by government forces' 'indiscriminate shooting' in Tehran
An indiscriminate shooting by security forces in Tehran resulted in the death of a young man, according to a human right...
VOA Persian: Livelihood protests continue across Iran
As the Iranian Rial continues to depreciate, livelihood protests erupted across Iran on Monday.
Talks with US on nuclear program possible if limited in focus, Iran's UN mission says
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran would consider negotiations with the U.
Iran, Russia, China to hold joint military exercises
TEHRAN, IRAN — The navies of Iran, Russia and China will hold military drills off the coast of Iran this week in a bid t...
Trump administration ends Iraq's waiver to buy Iranian electricity
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity,...
Iran’s top leader rejects talks with US after Trump makes overture
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he rejects a U.
VOA Kurdish: Senior ISIS leader killed in Iraqi intelligence operation
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani announced that Abu Khadija was killed in an operation by Iraqi intelligence wi...
VOA Kurdish: Release of man’s confession sparks legal concerns
The case of a man whose confession was made public by Irbil security forces last month has raised questions about how th...