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Several dozen sidelined Voice of America staffers have suddenly been called back to work as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates.
It is a dramatic turn of events for the American government-funded broadcasting system that was shut down by the Trump administration in March.
Steve Herman, who has been VOA’s chief national correspondent since 2022, said the broadcaster specifically brought back Farsi language speakers who have been on paid administrative leave. The move suggests that the US government wants to bolster its programming into Iran.
Before the cutbacks were instituted in
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