Aug 07 Trump: Sanctions reinstated against Iran for “world peace” By Susannah George, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In an early-morning tweet, Trump said the re-imposition of sanctions mean, "Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States." "I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!" he added. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 10:55 John Bolton: North Korea has not ‘taken effective steps’ to denuclearize By Nick Schifrin, Larisa Epatko National Security Adviser John Bolton on Monday criticized North Korea’s denuclearization efforts, saying leader Kim Jong Un was not living up to the commitment he made to President Donald Trump at their June meeting in Singapore. Bolton talks with Nick… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 8:01 Ordinary Iranians suffer financial pressure of U.S. leaving the nuclear deal By Reza Sayah In the months since President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, Iran's currency has lost almost half its value, companies have retreated their investments and a combination of scarcity and inflation has sent costs soaring. For some, the… Continue watching
Aug 06 Mike Pompeo says renewed sanctions a pillar of U.S. policy toward Iran By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran will be rigorously enforced and remain in place until the Iranian government radically changes course. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 25:05 August 5, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Aug 5, 40 years since the Love Canal environmental crisis, residents say that chemicals there continue to make them sick. Also, hundreds of toxic sites await cleanup under the Superfund program. Megan Thompson anchors from… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: Firefighters make progress on Northern California wildfires In our news wrap Tuesday, the huge Carr fire near Redding, California, that has been burning for a week is now 30 percent contained. It's claimed six lives and destroyed more than 880 homes. Also, Iran all but dismissed President… Continue watching
Jul 31 Threats aside, Trump says he’s willing to meet with Iranians By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump said that he'd "certainly meet" with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions, if the Iranian leader were willing. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:13 News Wrap: Trump ‘certainly’ willing to shut down government over border security In our news wrap Monday, President Trump again talked of shutting down the government over border security. On Sunday, he floated the idea unless Democrats vote to fund a border wall and other security measures. Also, the president offered to… Continue watching
Jul 30 Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iranian President Rouhani, with ‘no preconditions’ By Associated Press Trump said that he believes in meetings and is pointing to the benefits of recent meetings with North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 5:02 How will Iran respond to U.S. pressure and ramped up rhetoric? For months, the Trump administration has targeted Iran with a campaign of pressure. Then overnight, President Trump took it a step further, threatening war, in response to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatening the U.S. in an address. Nick Schifrin reports… Continue watching