In Monday statement to VOA, State Department ‘strongly condemns’ Iran’s sentencing of Reza Valizadeh, calls for his immediate release
Some Iranian American commentators tell VOA they expect lawmakers from both parties to keep supporting Iranians protesting for freedom from Islamist rule
At his swearing-in ceremony in parliament, Ebrahim Raisi also promises to maintain Iran's ‘resistance to arrogant powers’
Two days of street protests in Iran’s Khuzestan province were triggered by reduced rainfall, poor dam placement and river water diversion, experts say
In response to VOA Persian request for comment on Iran election result, State Department spokesperson says US has ‘seen’ announcement of Ebrahim Raisi’s win
Semi-official Iranian news agency reports a 37% turnout in Friday's election, six hours before polls close at 2 a.m. Saturday local time
Other experts tell VOA the impact of Sunday’s Natanz plant incident on US-Iran indirect talks depends on Tehran’s next move
Some critics of Tehran who appeared in VOA Persian’s TV coverage of Biden’s Wednesday inauguration said they expect him to be more aligned with Europe than Trump was
Iranian data released Sunday show GDP shrank 4.9% in the last Persian year, a worse figure than the 1.9% to 3.8% contractions estimated by global lending agencies
Social media images show garbage cans set on fire by anti-government protesters in a Tehran district
U.S. State Department calls on Iran to immediately release Nasrin Sotoudeh, whose husband told VOA Persian that she was arrested Wednesday at their Tehran home
Sister and mother of Sam Rajabi, detained in Iran since January on suspicion of spying, say officials are trying to discourage them from campaigning for his release
In a VOA Persian interview, Doug Levinson said the US and Iranian governments should seize the chance to resolve the case of his missing father
Prominent Israeli-Iranian journalist tells VOA that information comes from his intelligence sources, nature of activities not specified but he believes they could involve IRGC forces bringing Iranian missiles closer to Israel’s borders in preparation for an attack
Two prominent Iranian diaspora opposition groups tell VOA Persian they welcome Saturday’s operation against Syrian chemical weapons facilities
White House responds to defiant message from Iran's supreme leader about President Donald Trump
But in apparent political tug-of-war between rival leaders, nearly 200-page document suppressed and never released to public
