Mar 18 Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has left for the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 18 Iran war has U.S. farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer By Jack Dura, Associated Press Farmers are bracing for effects of the Iran war on fertilizer prices and availability as the spring planting season nears. Continue reading
Mar 18 Jet fuel prices and airfares are rising. U.S. airlines say travelers are still booking flights By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Industry analysts say it's not a question of if airfares will rise because of higher fuel costs, but when, for how long and by how much. Continue reading
Mar 18 U.S. eases sanctions on Venezuelan oil as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war By Fatima Hussein, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Separately, the White House says Trump will waive, for 60 days, requirements for goods shipped between U.S. ports to be moved on U.S.-flagged vessels for 60 days. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect By John Leicester, Emma Burrows, Associated Press The string of refusals indicates that his stock of European goodwill is low. Continue reading
Mar 18 Iran continues exporting millions of barrels of oil as around 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz despite the war By Chan Ho-him, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Many of the vessels that have passed through the Strait are so-called "dark" transits evading Western sanctions that likely have ties with Iran. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:48 Strikes kill high-level Iranian officials in another blow to country's leadership By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala Iranian officials confirmed that Ali Larijani, a fixture of Iran's regime for decades, was killed by an Israeli airstrike that also killed another top security official. And for the first time in years, a senior U.S. government official has resigned… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 2:15 Who is Joe Kent, the counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war? By Liz Landers, Doug Adams Joe Kent, the former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, resigned from that position in protest on Tuesday. Kent refuted President Trump's statements that Iran presented an imminent threat, and said the war was in Israel’s interest, but… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 5:49 What Joe Kent's resignation says about U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism efforts By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi To discuss Joe Kent’s comments about the Iran war and what his resignation says about the intelligence community, Nick Schifrin spoke with Nick Rasmussen. He directed the National Counterterrorism Center under the Obama administration. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 7:20 Middle East analysts assess Iran's power structure after killing of top official By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on Israel's killing of one of Iran’s most senior leaders, Ali Larijani, and the head of Iran's Basij internal security force, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Joel Rayburn. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating… Continue watching