Voice of America aired Trump’s message to Iranian people during US bombings

<p>US-run news outlet had earlier been branded ‘propaganda’ and ‘leftist’ by the White House as it sought to close it</p><p>Voice of America (VOA) may have been used to broadcast <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s message to Iranians in Farsi during weekend military strikes, the president’s senior adviser told <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">Congress</a> on Wednesday, revealing how the crumbling, traditionally independent news service is possibly functioning as a conduit for presidential messaging.</p><p>Kari Lake, Trump’s handpicked choice to oversee the US Agency for Global Media, told the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives">House</a> foreign affairs committee that VOA crews worked on Saturday to deliver Trump’s message as bombing operations were under way.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/25/voice-of-america-trump-iran-broadcast">Continue reading...</a>