Dec 26 Post reporter imprisoned in Iran granted Christmas visit with family By Michael D. Regan and Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post correspondent being held by the Iranian government for more than 500 days, was allowed a Christmas Day visit with his wife and mother. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 6:52 Why it took 36 years to compensate Iran hostage victims By PBS News Hour In 1979, the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was overrun by militant Iranian students who took 53 people captive for 444 days. The ordeal left a long-lasting toll and no chance of Iranian compensation. Now Congress has changed that under the… Continue watching
Dec 03 Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has spent 500 days in Iranian prison By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins On July 22, 2014, Rezaian was arrested in Tehran and accused of spying, which the Washington Post maintains is groundless. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch News Wrap: Iran worked on nuclear weapons prior to 2009, says IAEA By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the Iranians did work on nuclear weapons prior to 2009, despite denials. The activities were reportedly limited to planning and testing basic components. Also, the first of six… Continue watching
Nov 23 Iran confirms sentencing of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian By News Desk Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been held in an Iranian prison for 16 months, was sentenced for an unspecified prison term on Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 14 ‘Je suis Paris’: In solidarity with France, tributes spring up across the globe By News Desk Following several coordinated terror attacks in Paris Friday night, which left at least 129 people dead and more than 350 injured, signs of solidarity emerged from around the world. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 4:20 It’s launch time for the Iran nuclear deal, but will there be any action? By PBS News Hour Iran's agreement to roll back its nuclear weapons program officially took effect Sunday, but country officials said it would begin dismantling uranium-enrichment centrifuges only when the U.S. confirmed the lifting of economic sanctions. David Albright, President of the Institute for… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Violence flares in Middle East; Iran violates sanctions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, violence flared in the Middle East today for another day. Also, the United Nations insisted that an Iranian missile test last weekend was a “clear violation” of U.N. sanctions. Continue watching
Oct 13 Iran missile test likely a UN violation By Associated Press The White House says there are "strong indications" that Iran violated U.N. Security Council resolutions when it test fired a new ballistic missile. Continue reading
Oct 13 Jailed journalist’s brother on whether U.S. should consider prisoner swap By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The brother of Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post journalist detained in Iran and convicted in secret, described his brother's imprisonment as "cruel and inhumane" Tuesday and called on the U.S. government to take "any appropriate actions" to win his freedom. Continue reading