As fighting between Israel and Iran intensifies, the major oil producers around the Persian Gulf, including Saudi Arabia, have been racing to load tankers with exports, possibly as a hedge against ...

Employees of Voice of America’s Persian-language service who were sidelined by the Trump administration have been hastily called back to duty as Iran and Israel exchange missile strikes in a ...

Voice of America Rehires Persian-Language Staff After Iran Strike. Employees of Voice of America’s Persian-language, who were on administrative leave, were recalled by The U.S. Agency for Global ...

Middle Eastern oil that loads outside the Persian Gulf and at least one Malaysian grade are suddenly more popular with Asian buyers as the Israel-Iran conflict threatens to imperil the passage of ...

The Persian Parade of Horribles. Any sound foreign policy must account for the risks of war. Credit: Behrouz Mehri/Getty Images Joe Donato . Jun 19, 2025 11:08 AM.

Kari Lake confirms VOA Persian news service is ramping up as Iran-Israel conflict escalates, bringing back journalists who were placed on leave during recent agency cost-cutting.

NEW DELHI: In response to escalating tensions in the Gulf region, Air India has announced it will begin avoiding parts of the airspace over the Persian Gulf, in ...

Kharg Island is a small island in the Persian Gulf. It lies 16 miles off the northwest coast of Iran. It's 451 miles from Tehran, Iran's capital — roughly the distance from Detroit to New York ...

US News: Explore how Donald Trump's long-standing issues with Iran stem from personal humiliation during the 1980 Iran hostage crisis, influencing his foreign policy decisions. Discover the ...

In the early days of Israel’s attack on Iran, U.S.-operated Radio Farda, which broadcasts in the Persian language in Iran, debunked a state media report that an Israeli pilot had been shot down ...

The Rajasthan government on Saturday directed the state police department to remove Urdu and Persian words in official documents and replace them with Hindi. In a letter issued to the director ...

Voice of America’s Persian-language operations are back up and running as the US government tries to beam information into Iran amid the widening conflict between Israel and Iran.