Sep 14 Where do the presidential candidates stand on Iran? By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press An Associated Press series is examining issues at stake in the presidential election and how they affect people. This one focuses on Iran. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:14 News Wrap: Italian quake death toll rises to 250; Afghan university attack kills 13 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from Italy’s earthquake rose to 250. In Afghanistan, 13 are dead and dozens wounded after a militant strike on American University of Afghanistan, on the outskirts of Kabul. The attack began Wednesday… Continue watching
Aug 25 U.S. warship fires warning shots at Iranian boat By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. Navy ship fired three warning shots in the direction of an Iranian boat that was approaching another American ship head-on in the North Arabian Gulf on Wednesday, U.S. officials said, in an escalation of encounters in the region… Continue reading
Aug 24 2 days after cash delivery, U.S. paid $1.3 billion to Iran By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran in January to resolve a decades-old dispute over an undelivered military sale, two days after allowing $400 million in cash to fly to Tehran. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 7:21 Payment to Iran was used as 'leverage' for hostage release, admits State Department By PBS News Hour In January, Iran released American hostages in a development coinciding with a U.S. payout of $400 million -- money that had been owed for decades. The Obama administration previously denied a connection between the two events, but on Friday, the… Continue watching
Aug 18 U.S. says $400 million to Iran was contingent on release of prisoners By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press It is the first time the U.S. has so clearly linked the two events, which critics have painted as a hostage-ransom arrangement. Continue reading
Aug 17 Russia-Iran cooperation in Syria sends message to U.S. By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Russia's use of an Iranian air base to bomb targets in Syria sends a message to Washington as it weighs a military partnership with Moscow: Join us or we'll look to your enemies. Continue reading
Aug 07 Nuclear scientist in Iran executed for treason By Kamala Kelkar Iran officials said Sunday that the country had executed a nuclear scientist for treason, claiming he leaked information to the U.S. during a mysterious disappearance in 2009 that has left questions about his ultimate loyalties unanswered. Continue reading
Aug 05 Trump admits he was wrong. There's no Iran cash video By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump is making a rare admission he was wrong — in claiming he saw a video of a U.S. cash payment going to Iran. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 6:34 Investigating the Obama administration's $400 million payment to Iran By PBS News Hour The Wall Street Journal revealed this week that in January, the Obama administration secretly airlifted $400 million in cash to Iran. The money was owed as part of a failed arms deal prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but payment… Continue watching