World Jan 06 Ambassador: Iran vows revenge, but has nothing against Americans The Friday killing of Iran’s best-known military commander in a U.S. airstrike prompted an outpouring of grief in Tehran -- along with vows of vengeance. In the aftermath of Qassem Soleimani’s death, the country’s leaders and President Trump exchanged threats…
World Jan 06 News Wrap: Pelosi to introduce war powers resolution on Iran In our news wrap Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will vote this week on a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for any further U.S. military action on Iran. It's likely to pass the House but not the…
World Jan 06 What killing of top Iranian general means for nuclear deal and the U.S. in Middle East For two views on the latest developments in Iran and Iraq, Nick Schifrin speaks with Narges Bajoghli of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, author of “Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic,” and U.S. diplomat…
Politics Jan 06 The latest timetable for Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate The impeachment process against President Trump has remained largely frozen in place since the holidays began. There is still no firm start date for a Senate trial, and some aspects of how such a trial would be run remain in…
Politics Jan 06 Tamara Keith and Lisa Lerer on Soleimani killing, Iowa poll numbers NPR’s Tamara Keith and Lisa Lerer of The New York Times join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how the killing of a top Iranian general could affect U.S. policy in the Middle East, President Trump’s reelection…
Episode Jan 05 January 5, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, January 5, tensions escalate in the Middle East amid an outpouring of grief over the killing of Iran’s top military leader by a U.S. airstrike. Also, our ongoing series “Peril & Promise” examines the impact…
Episode Jan 04 January 4, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, January 4, the diplomatic fallout over the killing of Iranian military leader Qassim Suleimani, wildfires rage out of control in Australia, and the first part of our ongoing Peril and Promise series explores how climate…
World Jan 04 U.S.-Iran tensions: a diplomatic quagmire for the Middle East Iran is vowing revenge after U.S. airstrikes on Friday killed the country’s military leader Qassem Suleimani. Thousands of American troops are heading to the Middle East as tensions with Tehran escalate. Douglas Ollivant, former Director for Iraq at the National…
Episode Jan 03 January 3, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a targeted U.S. attack in Baghdad kills a top Iranian general, raising ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran to new heights. Plus: American lawmakers respond to the killing of Qassam Soleimani, what’s next for the…