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Voice of America
06-03-2025
- Health
- Voice of America
VOA Persian: Two Iranian political prisoners face added hardships
Azad Peikarifar, a political inmate in Evin prison, was transferred to Taleghani hospital in Tehran after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Arsham Rezaei is still in a solitary confinement, an informed source told VOA Persian. Click here for the full story in Persian.


Voice of America
10-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
VOA Persian: With no new nuclear deal, Iran to remain under maximum pressure, US says
The restored maximum pressure campaign on Iran will continue if it does not want a new nuclear deal, the State Department said, while reiterating Washington's commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. 'If the Iranian regime does not want a deal, the president is clear, Iran will remain under the restored maximum pressure campaign,' a State Department spokesperson told VOA Persian on Monday, referring to President Donald Trump's willingness to discuss a new deal with Iran. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he seeks a 'Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement, which will let Iran peacefully grow and prosper' in return for ensuring that the Islamic Republic 'cannot have a Nuclear Weapon.' Click here for the full story in Persian.