VOA News on Iran

washington —  Iranian naval forces repeatedly aimed a laser at an American military helicopter during a routine flight in international airspace over the Persian Gulf, the U.S.…

WHITE HOUSE —  The United States and Iran are denying reports that the two sides are engaged in secret negotiations following a prisoner exchange deal earlier this month that…

WASHINGTON —  The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a network it said was helping procure sensitive parts for Iran's drone program, and accused Tehran of supplying…

washington —  The United States said Monday it refused a request by Iran's foreign minister to visit Washington last week, pointing to concerns about Tehran's record including…

washington —  Two days after the U.S. and Iran began a prisoner exchange, VOA has learned that two of the three Iranians who remained in the U.S. after being granted clemency had…

A group of Americans freed after years of detention in Iran arrived Tuesday in Washington as part of a deal that included the release of five Iranians charged or convicted of…

The United States and Iran on Monday carried out a high-stakes prisoner swap that included freeing five Americans the U.S. government says were unjustly detained by the Tehran…

Here is a look at the detainees released Monday as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and Iran. Siamak Namazi Siamak Namazi, 51, was the longest held Iranian…

DUBAI —  The United States and Iran on Monday carried out a prisoner swap agreement that included freeing five Americans. In August, Tehran and Washington agreed to free five U.S.…

white house —  The U.S. hopes that with the transfer of blocked Iranian funds from banks in South Korea to Qatar completed, the five Iranian Americans held in the Islamic Republic…