Middle East

Iranian monarchists, republicans welcome comments by US-based Reza Pahlavi in VOA Persian interview, but say he also raised new questions about his political future

Iran and the world powers have been meeting in Vienna since early April to work on steps that must be taken to bring back Tehran and Washington into full compliance with the accord

Kamel el Wezir, seen on video inspecting rails at site of accident, says that someone removed metal rail and replaced it with a piece of wood

Handover of children, between ages of three and 14, took place after meeting in city of Qamishli between local officials and Russian government delegation  

Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi served as deputy commander of the Quds force of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard

Israel says agreement would strengthen political and economic ties between the two countries as their air forces launched a joint exercise

Two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers injured in attack north of Baghdad; no immediate claim of responsibility; US routinely blames Iran-linked militias

Railway authorities say that at least four train wagons ran off their tracks at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province Sunday

Second election in the shadow of civil war seen as likely to keep President Bashar Al-Assad in power   

There are no immediate reports of casualties

Half the Syrian refugee families surveyed suffer from food insecurity

Tehran's chief negotiator says ‘new understanding’ apparently emerging among participants

Airstrikes, shelling and crossfire in the northern governorate have killed and injured scores of people, and badly damaged civilian infrastructure and property

Filmmaker Skye Fitzgerald, chronicles doctors’ struggle to save lives of starving children

The Persian Gulf nation is facing a resurgence of virus cases and deaths despite progress in its mass vaccination programme, forcing authorities to impose a nationwide lockdown