Apr 19 Iran and U.S. move to expert-level talks over Tehran’s nuclear program after 2nd round of negotiations By Matthew Lee, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran and the United States will begin having experts meet to discuss details of a possible deal over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the top Iranian diplomat said Saturday after a second round of negotiations in Rome. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 4:14 Ahead of 2nd round of nuclear negotiations, U.S. and Iran harden positions By Amna Nawaz, Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn Iran and the U.S. confirmed that a second round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program would take place this weekend in Rome. But at the same time, both the U.S. and Iran have hardened their negotiating positions after describing the… Continue watching
Apr 15 U.S. aircraft carrier operating in Mideast waters ahead of next round of Iran nuclear talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump sends letter to Iran’s supreme leader amid tensions over country’s nuclear program By Jon Gambrell, Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump's overture comes as both Israel and the United States have warned they will never let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon, leading to fears of a military confrontation as Tehran enriches uranium at near weapons-grade levels — something only sought… Continue reading
Oct 27 Satellite images show damage from Israeli strikes at 2 secretive Iranian military bases By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program, satellite… Continue reading
Sep 27 Iran claims successful imaging satellite launch in move that could escalate tensions with West By Associated Press The United States has alleged that Iran’s satellite launches defy a U.N. Security Council resolution and has called on Tehran to undertake no activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Mar 04 Head of UN nuclear watchdog says Iran pledges more access for inspectors By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency said Saturday that Iran pledged to restore cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and to allow more inspections at a facility where particles of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade were… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 3:18 News Wrap: China eases some COVID policies in several cities In our news wrap Saturday, former President Trump called for the Constitution to be "terminated" over unfounded allegations of 2020 election fraud, cities in China eased more COVID restrictions after protests, Iran announced construction of a new nuclear plant, volcanic… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Michigan police officer charged with murder for killing Black man In our news wrap Thursday, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, policeman faces trial for second-degree murder for killing a Black man during a traffic stop, a GOP candidate for Michigan governor was arrested for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol… Continue watching
Nov 23 U.N. nuclear watchdog chief pushes for more access to Iran’s growing stockpile By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency yet again faces tightrope-style talks with Iranian officials as his inspectors remain unable to access surveillance footage and face greater challenges in trying to monitor Tehran's rapidly growing uranium stockpile. Continue reading