Jan 02 Watch 2:09 Iran’s supreme leader blames ‘enemies’ for unrest By PBS News Hour Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke publicly Tuesday, the first time since protests broke out last week, blaming “enemies of Iran” for the unrest. Rageh Omaar of ITV News reports. Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 6:33 How is the Iranian government responding to protests? By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump tweeted that the ‘U.S. is watching’ Iran’s continuing protests. Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford University, analyzes how the Iranian government is responding to the unrest. Continue watching
Jan 02 As Trump opens second year, what’s on his to-do list? By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday night to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and perilous threats abroad. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:50 Iranian president calls for calm amid deadly protests By PBS News Hour Iran saw a fifth day of anti-government protests on Monday with at least 12 fatalities reported. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for calm amid the regime’s most serious challenge to its rule since the 2009 mass demonstrations. William Brangham learns… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 4:49 What’s driving the deadly protests in Iran? By PBS News Hour Iranians continued to demonstrate against the clerical leadership on Monday amid economic hardships. Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, describes the factors behind the unrest and how the protests differ from previous ones. Continue watching
Jan 01 Here’s what’s notable about the Iran protests By Dan Cooney “These protests are fueled by anger,” NYT Tehran Bureau Chief Thomas Erdbrink said. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 24:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 31, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 31, the nation confronts severe cold as the year ends, and the number of journalists jailed across the world reaches an all-time high. Also, meet legendary photographer William Wegman and his dogs. Alison Stewart… Continue watching
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