Jan 28 Watch 7:48 American released from Iran prison describes solitary confinement, constant surveillance By PBS News Hour Matthew Trevithick had been studying Farsi at Tehran University when he was arrested and held for 40 days in the notorious Evin prison, accused of trying to overthrow the government. Trevithick, one of the five Americans set free by Iran… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 6:33 Freed reporter Jason Rezaian works to ‘reclaim his life’ after detention in Iran By PBS News Hour Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was released from an Iranian prison after more than 500 days of detention, as part of an exchange between the two countries. Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 27 Trump-Fox News feud injects fresh chaos into GOP primary By Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — An explosive feud between Donald Trump and Fox News is overshadowing the final sprint to Iowa's presidential caucuses, injecting a new sense of chaos into the already turbulent 2016 Republican contest and forcing rival campaigns to… Continue reading
Jan 22 World news quiz: Prisons just got lighter in Guantanamo and Iran By Larisa Epatko More detainees bid good-bye to the jail in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while Iran freed four Americans as part of a prisoner swap. And scientists discovered a ninth planet in our solar system. Take our 5-minute quiz about all of these… Continue reading
Jan 22 How do the new U.S. visa rules work? By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Obama administration is tightening travel restrictions on Europeans and others who have visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan in the last five years. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: Washington braces for a blizzard By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a blizzard is forecasted to hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, with up to 2 feet of snow in the Washington, D.C., area. Before the big storm hit, the nation's capital was crippled overnight by… Continue watching
Jan 21 Kerry: Some Iran sanctions relief likely to go to terrorists By Matthew Lee, Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday it is likely that some of the billions of dollars in sanctions relief granted to Iran under a landmark nuclear deal will go to groups deemed terrorists. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 10:55 U.S. envoy: Seeing Americans freed from Iran ‘overwhelming’ By PBS News Hour For 14 months, a team of American officials met in secret with Iranian negotiators to work out an agreement releasing prisoners held by both countries. Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk sits down with Judy Woodruff to tell the inside story… Continue watching
Jan 19 Washington Post releases first video of Jason Rezaian after his release from Iran By Erik Andersen The Washington Post published Tuesday the first video of Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian after his release from Iranian custody. The video, filmed at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, shows Rezaian laughing with his wife Yeganeh Salehi. Continue reading
Jan 19 Why was Robert Levinson not included in Iran prisoner swap? By Larisa Epatko Robert Levinson, the former FBI agent who vanished in Iran in 2007, was not included in the weekend’s prisoner swap because he is not believed to be in Iran, said Brett McGurk, the administration’s point person on the swap. Continue reading