Jun 21 Israel says it’s preparing for possibly long war as Iran calls U.S. involvement ‘dangerous’ By David Rising, Sam Mednick, Associated Press President Donald Trump is weighing active U.S. military involvement in the war. On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said “I think that it would be very, very dangerous for everyone.”… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 4:24 European leaders meet with Iran’s foreign minister as war with Israel rages on By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi It's now one full week since Israel launched a punishing campaign of airstrikes against Iran and its nuclear infrastructure. Iran has responded with its own missile strikes, but to far lesser effect. President Trump reiterated his desire to negotiate with… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 5:27 How people inside Iran are reacting to the war By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn All week we’ve been talking to experts on Iran’s nuclear program, its leadership and on U.S. foreign policy, as President Trump weighs entering the war. But speaking directly to people in Iran has been difficult. Nazanin Boniadi, an actress and… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 11:17 Capehart and Ponnuru on Trump’s stance on Iran and the rise in political violence By Eliot Barnhart, Ian Couzens Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Ramesh Ponnuru, editor for the National Review, join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including attacks on elected state officials, President Trump's consideration of U.S. military involvement in Iran and the… Continue watching
Jun 20 WATCH: Trump says Gabbard and U.S. intelligence are ‘wrong’ about Iran’s nuclear plans By Associated Press Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, told lawmakers in March that U.S. spy agencies believed that Iran hadn’t made a decision to build a nuclear weapon. Speaking to reporters after touching down in New Jersey, Trump was asked about… Continue reading
Jun 20 Israel and Iran launch new strikes even as diplomatic effort gets underway By Sam Mednick, Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Associated Press Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking a uranium enrichment facility so deeply buried it is considered safe from all but America's "bunker-buster" bombs. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 3:22 Israel threatens Iran’s supreme leader as Trump wavers on entering the war By Amna Nawaz, Winston Wilde, Zeba Warsi As the fighting between Israel and Iran now eclipses one week, President Trump said Thursday that he will wait two weeks before deciding whether to get involved, in order to allow space for peace talks that could start as soon… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 7:09 Dissecting the strength of Iran’s regime and Trump’s wait-and-see approach to the war By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Iran and Israel show no signs of backing down as the conflict continues and more and more civilians get caught in the crossfire. Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford University, joins Amna Nawaz to take a… Continue watching
Jun 19 Putin suggests Russia could help broker a deal between Iran and Israel By James Jordan, Harriet Morris, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Wednesday to help mediate an end to the conflict between Israel and Iran, suggesting Moscow could help negotiate a settlement that could allow Tehran to pursue a peaceful atomic program while assuaging Israeli security concerns. Continue reading
Jun 19 Hackers reportedly wipe out $90 million from largest Iranian cryptocurrency exchange By Gabe Levin, Associated Press The hack appears to be motivated by escalating tensions in the Israel-Iran conflict, which broke out last week when Israel struck Iran’s nuclear sites and military officials, drawing Tehran’s response with barrages of missiles. Continue reading