WATCH: Mike Pompeo issues steep demands for nuclear treaty with Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a steep list of demands Monday that he said should be included in a nuclear treaty with Iran to replace the Obama-era deal, threatening "the strongest sanctions in history" if Iran doesn't change course.
Iraq’s al-Sadr, promising reform, is constrained by Iran
Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric whose political coalition beat out Iran's favored candidates to come in first in national elections, says he wants to form a government that puts Iraqis first.
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How food became a weapon of war in Yemen
Three years into its civil war, Yemen has become the site of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. A proxy war between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and a Saudi Arabia-led coalition has led to starvation and blocked supplies to the…
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News Wrap: Trump administration cracks down on Iran with new sanctions
In the news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration slapped new sanctions on the head of Iran's central bank, saying he had funneled millions of dollars to the militant group Hezbollah. Also, South Korean media reported that North Korea has threatened…
Major European powers sought Tuesday to keep Iran in a landmark international nuclear agreement after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the pact and promised tough economic sanctions against Tehran.
On this edition for Saturday, May 12, Iraq holds its first national elections since the defeat of the Islamic State, and a unique prison program allows incarcerated mothers to raise newborns while in prison. Also, what’s behind Spotify’s new “hateful…
In the news wrap Friday, health officials said one Palestinian was killed in Gaza border clashes and more than 140 were wounded. Thousands of Palestinians protested, some hurling stones and ripping barbed wire from fences. Also, Israel and Iran traded…
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.
Long-simmering hostility flared to life overnight as Israel blasted Iranian fighters in Syria with their largest air strikes since the 1973 war. The Israeli military said the overnight operation was a response to rockets that they claim Iranian forces fired…
