Voice of America’s broadcasts — and social media posts — have become a challenge to produce because the administration has canceled subscriptions to news services like The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse, said a second employee, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.

Voice of America has rehired it's Persian language staff following an escalating military conflict between Iran and Israel Thursday and Friday. Following a sidelining from the Trump administration, employees who were put on administrative leave were informed by the US Agency for Global Media that they were to return to their roles providing counter-programming to Iranian state media.