Jan 22 Tillerson sees progress in fixing Iran nuclear deal with Europeans By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday that he sees progress in getting European support for tough new penalties against Iran that could prevent a U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 14, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 14, President Trump’s reported use of derogatory comments about immigrant nations continue to reverberate, and the Department of Homeland Security will resume accepting DACA renewal applications. Also, a group of gun owners and lawmakers… Continue watching
Jan 06 Tehran University tracks students detained during anti-government protests By Pavni Mittal Tehran University has set up a committee to track the whereabouts of students who have been arrested in anti-government protests in Iran. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 3:57 Repression is not the answer, say protesters in Iran By PBS News Hour After Friday prayers in Iran, pro-government demonstrators again took to the streets, following more than a week of anti-government protests and a show of force by government security details. Hari Sreenivasan explains what is fueling resentment toward the regime. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 8:22 News Wrap: Winter storm blasts the East Coast By PBS News Hour A massive storm system pounded Eastern states with snow and strong winds on Thursday. Also: the Justice Department has rescinded an Obama-era policy on marijuana, which could mean more aggressive enforcement of a federal law banning all marijuana sales. Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Bannon calls Trump campaign's meeting with Russians 'treasonous' By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Wednesday, President Donald Trump fires back at Steve Bannon, saying he “lost his mind” after Bannon called the meeting between the Trump campaign and Russians “treasonous.” Also: Iran deploys its elite Revolutionary Guards to three provinces… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 7:01 In Iran, tight budget sparks nationwide protests By PBS News Hour Thousands protested in Iran this week after the release of a budget that showed the government was cutting subsidies for fuel and schools while directing billions of dollars to the Revolutionary Guards and religious foundations. William Brangham speaks with Thomas… Continue watching
Jan 03 Key moments from the protests rocking Iran By Larisa Epatko Iran is seeing some of its largest protests since the Green Movement that demanded the removal of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009. We trace the events surrounding the most recent demonstrations. Continue reading
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