Dec 31 Rouhani urges against violence amid anti-government protests By Pavni Mittal In his first speech since anti-establishment protests flared across the country, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said people were free to protest. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 24:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 30, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 30, anti-government protests continue across Iran, and the Lada, an old school Russian car, is embraced by the youth. Also, a look at the debate over public lands being declared national monuments. Alison Stewart… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 7:55 After fighting common enemy ISIS, how will rising tensions between U.S. and Iran affect Iraq? By Reza Sayah In a 2016 offensive to take Mosul back from ISIS, the U.S. and Iran fought on the same side without ever publicly acknowledging it. The militant group defeated, both countries still have a stake in Iraq and tensions have been… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 8:15 This Iran-backed militia helped save Iraq from ISIS. Now Washington wants them to disband By Reza Sayah In 2014, when most U.S. ground forces were gone and Iraqi forces were too weak, the threat of ISIS in Iraq spawned the PMF, a government-sanctioned militia that was armed, funded and trained by Iran, America's long-time foe. In the… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 9:59 Does Iran’s deep religious influence in Iraq translate to politics? By Reza Sayah During the rule of Saddam Hussein, few Iranians dared to make the religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq. But the toppling of Saddam has drawn millions of worshippers back, revealing Iran's powerful influence there. In the… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: GOP write-in for Alabama Senate race ‘under discussion,’ says McConnell By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Roy Moore is refusing to drop out of a Senate special election in Alabama despite pressure from top Republicans. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it would be up to the people of that state, but… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Trump advocates GOP tax plan changes by tweet By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump called for major changes to the Republican plans for tax reform via Twitter, including an end to the health insurance mandate under the Affordable Care Act. Also, a powerful earthquake in Iran, near… Continue watching
Nov 13 Hundreds killed as powerful earthquake strikes Iran-Iraq border By Larisa Epatko A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the northern Iran-Iraq border region Sunday, killing more than 400 people in both countries and injuring thousands. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 4:20 What the Lebanese prime minister’s resignation means for the region By PBS News Hour Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Sunday he will return to Lebanon “very soon,” eight days after resigning from his position. The Lebanese president earlier said he believed Hariri, who led a coalition government with Iran-backed Hezbollah, was being forcibly… Continue watching
Oct 22 U.S. pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran By Matthew Lee and Alex Brandon, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday pushed for Saudi Arabia and Iraq to unite in common cause to counter growing Iranian assertiveness. Continue reading