Researchers found that sodium-ion batteries charge faster than lithium-ion batteries and handle temperature changes better, while being cheaper to produce since sodium is abundant. The technology ...

(CNN) — US lawmakers have called for the Trump administration to respond to reporting that Chinese firms are helping Iran rebuild its ballistic missile program in defiance of United Nations sanctions.

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking into ...

New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Intelligence sources reveal that over 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate - a key missile propellant have reached Iran from China, allegedly aiding the IRGC's ballistic missile ...

(CNN) — Iran appears to be stepping up the rebuilding of its ballistic missile program, despite the reintroduction last month of United Nations sanctions that ban arms sales to the country and ...

July 15, 2025: Two months before the devastating Israeli air strikes on Iranian military targets, there was another disaster at the port of Shahid Rajaee. Here some improperly stored chemicals caught ...

Sodium-ion batteries are popping up in electric scooters and grid storage installations. Lithium-ion batteries have some emerging competition: Sodium-based alternatives are starting to make inroads.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The explosion that rocked an Iranian port, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 1,000 others, had its epicenter at a facility ultimately owned by a ...