Jun 20 Trump suggests Iran’s shootdown of drone was accidental By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press On Twitter, President Donald Trump responded to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attack on a U.S. drone Thursday morning, declaring that "Iran made a very big mistake."… Continue reading
Jun 20 Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. drone amid tensions By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident. Continue reading
May 28 Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has no fear of war with U.S. By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Tensions between Washington and Tehran have soared with America deploying an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf over an unexplained threat it perceives from Tehran. Continue reading
May 10 Iran commander declines Trump’s invite to ‘call me’ By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Gen. Yadollah Javani as saying that "there will be no negotiations with America."… Continue reading
Apr 24 U.S. grants exemptions to sanctions on Iran Revolutionary Guard By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Foreign governments and businesses that have dealings with the Revolutionary Guard and its affiliates will not be subject to a ban on U.S. travel. 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
Jul 09 Watch Iran’s Missile Launch Provides Test for Obama, McCain A day after Iran vowed to retaliate against Israel and U.S. interests if Tehran were attacked, the country test-fired nine missiles -- posing a policy test for the presidential hopefuls. Campaign advisers mull the issue. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Rice Announces New Set of Sweeping U.S. Sanctions Against Iran The United States announced Thursday a new set of economic sanctions against Iran targeted to impact the country's military and halt Tehran's disputed nuclear program. A State Department official and a U.S. senator offer perspectives on the U.S. policy course… Continue watching