Amid a sharp drop in rainfall and rising temperatures, Iran's water resources are nearing a critical crisis, with media reports warning of possible water rationing this summer.

The exchange rate for one U.S. dollar in Iran's free market has surged past 85,000 tomans, marking a historic high. Click here for the full story in Persian. VOA News On Iran ...

Nearly 169,000 Iranian children have been left out of primary education, according to Rezvan Hakimzadeh, deputy minister of primary education in Iran’s Ministry of Education. The need of ...

The lawyer for Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian American dual-national journalist imprisoned in Iran, announced that his client's appeal has been rejected. In a social media post on Wednesday ...

The Didban Iran website reported on Thursday that following multiple suicides among medical students, a special committee has been established at the request of the deputy minister of education at ...

A pharmacist from Tehran told VOA Persian that the “cost of some drugs has increased by 200 percent.” The pharmacist, who wanted to remain anonymous, said medicine has become scarce and ...

Iranian media have released a report from the General Inspection Organization of Iran that details widespread violations within the Football Federation and the League Organization. The 10-page ...

A group of families of those killed and injured in the police crackdown on the 2022 "Bloody Friday" protests in Zahedan and Khash issued a statement rejecting Iranian court rulings that require ...

By VOA Persian FILE - People hold signs with images of the victims of the downed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 8, 2021. Share ...

Human Rights Watch, in its "World Report 2025," warned of the worsening human rights situation in Iran. Citing evidence and reports, the organization highlights intensified repression of women and ...