Jan 13 Video shows Iran police shot tear gas and bullets at protesters By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Videos sent to the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran and later verified by The Associated Press show a crowd of demonstrators near Azadi, or Freedom, Square fleeing as a tear gas canister landed among them. Continue reading
Jan 13 U.S. troops clear rubble from Iraq base after Iran missile strike By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq’s western Anbar province was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 12 Iran's only female Olympic medalist reportedly defects By Associated Press Iran's only female Olympic medalist said she defected from the Islamic Republic in a blistering online letter that describes herself as “one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran.”… Continue reading
Jan 12 Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown By Joseph Krauss, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:19 Are U.S. military leaders prepared to withdraw from Iraq? By PBS NewsHour Iraq’s government is demanding that U.S. troops leave the country in the wake of last week's drone strike that killed an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander. But on Friday, as violent protests continued in Iraq, Secretary of State… Continue watching
Jan 11 AP Fact Check: Trump's distortions are across the board By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump systematically fabricated his record before boisterous supporters and the eyes of the world this past week. Continue reading
Jan 11 Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake By Nasser Karimi, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Saturday acknowledged that it accidentally shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 people aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations and mounting evidence that it was responsible. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: Standoff over Senate impeachment trial to end next week In our news wrap Friday, the impasse over a Senate impeachment trial of President Trump is ending. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll move next week to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Also, the final U.S. jobs… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 10:12 Will fallout from Soleimani killing drive U.S. troops from Iraq? The fallout from the Trump administration’s killing of Qasem Soleimani continues to unfold -- and it could affect the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq. On Friday, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo rejected Iraqi calls for the U.S. to plan… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 12:19 Shields and Brooks on Iran conflict, impeachment trial standoff Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how the Trump administration and Congress have handled conflict with Iran, indications House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to… Continue watching