Iranians crossing the border into Armenia as they flee US and Israeli air strikes had mixed feelings when they spoke to RFE/RL, painting a picture of the frightening situation they left behind while ...

Ukraine and Russia carried out their second prisoner-of-war exchange of 2026, with 200 captured soldiers returned by each side. The exchange is described as the first stage of a broader process agreed ...

In Iran’s northwestern neighbor, Azerbaijan, there are fears that the country could become embroiled in the US-Israeli war ...

Like many Central Asian citizens in Iran, Kyrgyz nationals are facing life under US-Israeli strikes. Two citizens spoke to ...

Michael Knights, head of research at Horizon Engage, a New York–based strategic advisory firm and an adjunct fellow at The ...

Drones launched from neighboring Iran have struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan autonomous region, injuring two people, according to Azerbaijan's Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Drones launched from neighboring Iran struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan autonomous region, injuring two people. One drone struck ...

President Donald Trump said Washington will help choose the next leader of Iran as US and Israeli forces continued air ...

Russia's state-sponsored media pundits have long praised Iran as a strategic partner and ally -- but faced with ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran, these outlets are arguing that Iran was never to be ...

RFE/RL's Radio Farda spoke with a woman in Tehran who described life in the Iranian capital as it faces days of ongoing ...

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the bloc may be open to direct talks with Moscow on trying to help settle the war in Ukraine but Moscow will have to temper its "maximalist" demands to pave ...

With US President Donald Trump sharpening his focus on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spent his time in Washington this week with a clear objective: ensure Ukraine does not get pushed to the ...