Feb 28 WATCH: Pompeo defends Trump's airstrike against Iran and virus response By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus and faced contentious questions from Democrats about an airstrike that killed Iran's most powerful general. Continue reading
Feb 27 Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over virus By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The decision showed the growing worry across the Mideast about the virus as Iran confirmed that infected cases in the country spiked by over 100, to 254 now. Continue reading
Feb 26 An increasingly isolated Iran tries to control virus crisis By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Hassan Rouhani said there were no immediate plans to quarantine cities, but he acknowledged it may take “one, two or three weeks” to get control of the virus in Iran. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Pompeo blasts China and Iran for virus response Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the two governments of censorship and of trying to cover up the severity of the spread of the deadly illness. Continue reading
Feb 23 Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43 By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's health ministry raised the death toll from the new coronavirus to eight Sunday, amid concerns that clusters there as well as in Italy and South Korea could signal a serious new stage in its global spread. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: WHO warns of closing window to contain novel coronavirus In our news wrap Friday, the World Health Organization warns the window of opportunity to contain the international spread of novel coronavirus is closing. South Korea has become the latest front in the outbreak, with officials declaring a health emergency… Continue watching
Feb 21 Iranians vote in parliament elections amid heightened tensions with U.S. By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iranians are voting for a new parliament, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership at the time of a sanctions-linked economic downturn and diplomatic isolation. The disqualification of some 7,000 potential candidates, most of them… Continue reading
Feb 19 Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The discovery further ties Iran to an attack that briefly halved Saudi Arabia's oil output and saw energy prices spike by a level unseen since the 1991 Gulf War. Continue reading
Feb 16 Iran's president: Trump doesn't want war ahead of 2020 vote By Associated Press Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that he doesn't believe the U.S. will pursue war with his country, because it will harm President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection bid. Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: Senate votes to limit Trump's military powers against Iran Eight Republicans joined with Democrats to pass the resolution by a 55-45 vote. Continue reading