World Sep 27 Iran cracks down on protests after death of young woman as global demonstrations grow Protests mostly led by women are spreading in Iran and around the world. They were sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of the so-called "morality police." Over the last ten days, images have emerged of…
World Mar 26 Iranians hopeful diplomacy with Washington could stem soaring inflation, unrest Iran was the target of former President Donald Trump's so-called "maximum pressure campaign," which aimed at crippling Tehran's economy. Now, President Joe Biden is signaling a return to a nuclear deal, but demands an end to extended nuclear work. Special…
World Mar 09 Iran’s top nuclear scientist discusses the potential for a nuclear deal with the U.S. One of the most pressing foreign policy decisions facing the Biden administration is its promise to reenter the Iran nuclear deal, but the Biden team is confronting obstacles restarting talks. Special correspondent Reza Sayah spoke with Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s…
Health Mar 18 In Iran, pandemic response complicated by ongoing tensions with the U.S. So far, Iran is one of the countries hit hardest by the novel coronavirus. Thousands of people there are infected, and the death toll is skyrocketing. In addition, amid preparations for a subdued celebration of Iranian New Year, the ongoing…
World Mar 03 In Iran, government distrust rises amid deadly outbreak of novel coronavirus The global spread of novel coronavirus has hit Iran hard. Nearly two dozen members of the nation’s parliament as well as its director of emergency services are infected with the illness, and a third government official died from the virus…
World Nov 27 Despite tension between Iran and Israel, Iran’s Jewish minority feels at home Jewish people have called Iran home for nearly 3,000 years. The Trump administration and U.S. ally Israel often depict the Iranian government as composed of anti-Semitic radical Islamists bent on destroying Israel. But within Iran, many of the estimated 15,000…
World Aug 06 Ordinary Iranians suffer financial pressure of U.S. leaving the nuclear deal In the months since President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, Iran's currency has lost almost half its value, companies have retreated their investments and a combination of scarcity and inflation has sent costs soaring. For some, the…
World May 11 U.S. pullout is blow to Iranians who hoped for economic boost President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal was cheered in some quarters, and jeered in many others -- nowhere more so than in Iran, where many saw his move as the final straw. Special correspondent Reza Sayah reports.
World Dec 08 After fighting common enemy ISIS, how will rising tensions between U.S. and Iran affect Iraq? In a 2016 offensive to take Mosul back from ISIS, the U.S. and Iran fought on the same side without ever publicly acknowledging it. The militant group defeated, both countries still have a stake in Iraq and tensions have been…
World Dec 07 This Iran-backed militia helped save Iraq from ISIS. Now Washington wants them to disband In 2014, when most U.S. ground forces were gone and Iraqi forces were too weak, the threat of ISIS in Iraq spawned the PMF, a government-sanctioned militia that was armed, funded and trained by Iran, America's long-time foe. In the…