Guita Aryan

November 10, 2022

The Inside Story-Power & Politics

A thread runs from Russia’s months-long war on Ukraine, the weeks of protests in Iran, and what seems to be the daily launches of missile tests by North Korea. Follow where that thread leads on The Inside Story-Power & Protests.

FILE - State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a press briefing at the State Department in Washington, Feb. 2, 2021. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP)

September 22, 2022

VOA Interview: State Department Spokesperson Ned Price

FILE - Centrifuge machines are seen in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, Nov. 5, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)

January 26, 2022

As Iran Nears Uranium Breakout Capacity, US Mulls Bomb-Making Scenarios

Some nuclear experts tell VOA the US urgently needs to stop Iran's development of fissile material, while others urge steady diplomacy

People walk past Palais Coburg, where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 17, 2021.

December 17, 2021

US Cites ‘Progress’ but Warns Nuclear Deal Could Die Without Urgent Iranian Action

Senior State Department official gives assessment of indirect US-Iran talks in Friday phone call with reporters after seventh round wraps up in Vienna

In this screen grab of a video shared on social media on July 15, 2021, Iranian protesters appear to confront police in southwestern Iran's Khuzestan province as part of a wave of demonstrations in the province against water shortages.

July 17, 2021

Southwest Iran’s Water Shortage Protests Turn Deadly

Two days of street protests in Iran’s Khuzestan province were triggered by reduced rainfall, poor dam placement and river water diversion, experts say

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reviews his country's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Technology Day, in Tehran, Iran, April 10, 2021. (Iranian Presidency Office/West Asia News Agency/Handout via Reuters)

April 10, 2021

Iran Launches Advanced Centrifuges Marking Its National Nuclear Day

Move comes amid indirect nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran

Two unidentified members of an Iranian delegation walk in Vienna on April 5, 2021 as they prepare for talks the next day aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. (VOA Persian/Guita Aryan)

April 06, 2021

Details, Venues Emerge for Talks to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal

Special Envoy Robert Malley leads US delegation in which Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia seek to revive  deal known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley speaks to VOA Persian at the State Department in Washington on March 17, 2021, in his first VOA interview since taking office in January. (VOA Persian)

March 19, 2021

US Envoy Contrasts Biden’s Criticism of Iran’s Poor Human Rights Record with Trump Approach

In VOA Persian interview, Robert Malley says Biden is taking a ‘more principled approach’ by pushing for respect of human rights throughout world, including in the US

March 18, 2021

Iranian Proxy Attacks on Americans ‘Not Helping Climate in US’ for Reviving Iran Talks, US Envoy Says

 In VOA Persian interview, Robert Malley suggested Iran-backed militants’ recent rocket strikes on US forces in Iraq make it harder to build support in US for diplomacy with Iran

FILE - In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits prior to addressing the nation on state television in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2020.

May 22, 2020

US: Iran's People Will Reject Islamist Rulers' Anti-Semitic Threats Against Israel

Iran’s supreme leader trying to unite Iranians behind racist, anti-Semitic language, State Department spokesperson says

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook speaks to VOA Persian at the State Department in Washington, Oct. 4, 2019. (K. Nha, VOA Persian)

October 07, 2019

US to be 'Very Expansionist' in Barring Entry to Senior Iranian Officials

US Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook tells VOA Persian the Trump administration has a lot of discretion in deciding which Iranian officials to include in entry ban declared by Trump last month

FILE - An employee walks past oil tanks at a Sinopec refinery in Wuhan, Hubei province April 25, 2012. China’s top state-owned refiners have decided not to order any oil for loading at Iranian ports this month, according to Reuters.

May 11, 2019

Iran Oil Exports Falter, Trade Slumps with Germany, US

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook speaks at a Sept. 28, 2018, press briefing in New York, holding a copy of the State Department's Sept. 25 report "Outlaw Regime: A Chronicle of Iran's Destructive Activities."

September 29, 2018

US Sharpens Criticism of Iran’s Rights Record as Pressure Tactic

Andrew Peek, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, speaks with VOA Persian in an exclusive interview at the State Department in Washington, May 9, 2018. (H. Cho/VOA Persian)

May 09, 2018

US to Press Europe to Reduce Iran Investments

State Department's Andrew Peek tells VOA Persian that Washington will tell European nations it sees problems with business decisions that empower Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson addresses the press before a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, March 31, 2017.

April 01, 2017

US Escalates Criticism of Russia Over Ukraine, Vows Sanctions to Stay

Two of the Trump administration's most senior officials denounced Russia’s treatment of Ukraine and reiterating a vow to maintain U.S. sanctions

February 14, 2013

North Korean Nuclear Test Turns Spotlight on Iran

Experts say there are indications two countries are helping each other on a variety of scientific endeavors

Tensions Rising Again Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

December 20, 2012

US Hopes to Resolve Iran Nuclear Standoff in 2013

Sanctions imposed by US, EU have hit Iranian economy hard enough to possibly push Iran toward diplomatic solution

October 29, 2012

Iran Nuclear Program is Major Talking Point in US Election

Issue has been at the forefront of challenges faced by four U.S. administrations

February 23, 2012

Women on Carrier's Crew Find Navy Life Rewarding

US Defense Department recently announced it intends to open 14,000 more military job opportunities to women