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Sunday, June 15, 2025
Employees of Voice of America's Persian-language service who were sidelined by the Trump administration have been hastily called back to duty as Iran and Israel exchange missile strikes in a high-stakes Middle East conflict. The U.S. Agency for Global Media told employees placed on administrative leave to immediately return to their roles providing counter-programming to Iranian state media as the conflict between the two nations escalated Friday, according to an email seen by POLITICO and three people familiar with the situation. |
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More Alternate links: Google News | Twitter There are 75 full time employees within VOA's Persian wing -- the language predominantly spoken in Iran -- and it's believed most, if not all, have now been brought back after being put on administrative leave for three months. Comments
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