May 08 Watch 4:33 State Dept. official says Iran engaging in ‘nuclear blackmail’ Iran announced its partial withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear treaty on Wednesday, citing the failure of other member nations to deliver promised economic relief after the U.S. pulled out of the deal a year ago. What does the development mean… Continue watching
May 08 Watch Iran partially withdraws from nuclear deal amid domestic political pressure By Nick Schifrin On the first anniversary of the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal, Iran's government announced it will follow suit with a partial pullout from the agreement. Iran curtailed its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, but the… Continue watching
May 08 Iran threatens more uranium enrichment if no new nuke deal By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Rouhani also said that Iran would stop exporting excess uranium and heavy water from its nuclear program, two requirements of the deal. He did not elaborate on the degree to which Iran was prepared to enrich uranium, which at… Continue reading
May 07 Iran news agency says the country will withdraw from parts of nuclear deal By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The terms of the withdrawal remain unclear, but President Hassan Rouhani is expected to explain Iran's decision in letters to leaders of Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday. Continue reading
May 07 U.S.-Iran tensions rise ahead of anniversary of deal pullout By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. has deployed an aircraft carrier and a bomber wing days ahead of the anniversary of when America withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 6:57 U.S. reveals potential Iranian threat but downplays North Korean missile test Somewhat ominous developments have occurred recently around two flashpoints of American foreign policy: Iran and North Korea. On Sunday, National Security Adviser John Bolton announced a carrier strike group was moving into the Persian Gulf because of unspecified threatening action,… Continue watching
Apr 22 U.S. won’t renew sanctions waivers for nations using Iranian oil By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration said five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 4:33 The Trump administration’s unprecedented move on Iran By Nick Schifrin The Trump administration designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization Monday, with the goal of rendering the IRGC “radioactive” to other countries and organizations. The unprecedented move represents one more step in the administration's ongoing “maximum pressure” campaign… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 9:44 Can partnership between U.S. and European allies survive Trump’s ‘tough love?’ For more than 70 years, global security has been underwritten by the alliance between the U.S. and its European partners, but those bonds have frayed since President Trump took office. The tension was on display recently at the annual Munich… Continue watching
Feb 14 Mike Pence urges Europe to quit Iran deal, stop busting sanctions By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration lashed out at some of America's closest traditional allies on Thursday, accusing Britain, France and Germany of trying to bust U.S. sanctions against Iran and calling on European nations to join the United States in withdrawing from… Continue reading