Jan 13 Obama, Putin agree on a tougher response to North Korea By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined Wednesday in calling for a tough global response to North Korea's recent nuclear test, even as they remained at odds over Ukraine and Syrian President Bashar Assad. Continue reading
Jan 13 Life after water on the Iran-Afghanistan border By Corinne Segal Mahdi Barchian photographs the unthinkable: life without water. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch News Wrap: Biden weighs in on Democratic race By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden weighed in Monday on the Democratic contest for the White House, saying Sen. Bernie Sanders has more credibility on the issue of income inequality. Also, Iran picked up two small U.S. Continue watching
Jan 12 Updated: Iran releases American sailors without incident By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Iran released 10 U.S. sailors after holding them for less than a day when their small boats entered Iranian waters. Continue reading
Jan 12 Obama reaches for upbeat outlook in final State of the Union By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will deliver a final State of the Union address Tuesday brimming with optimism — far more than most Americans possess. Continue reading
Jan 08 News editors show support for Jason Rezaian in letter to John Kerry By PBS News Hour Twenty-five news editors from some of the most influential media organizations in the U.S. are calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to work toward the release of imprisoned Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 5:07 A view from Iran on heightened conflict with Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour As the diplomatic fallout continues over Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and the ensuing destructive protests, how does Iran see the crisis? William Brangham talks to Thomas Erdbrink of The New York Times. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 7:23 How does the Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict affect Mideast diplomacy? By PBS News Hour Why did Saudi Arabia execute a prominent Shiite cleric if it knew that it would inflame tensions with Iran? Judy Woodruff gets analysis of what that rivalry means for the region from Vali Nasr of John Hopkins University and Randa… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 3:35 Saudi allies cut diplomatic relations with Iran By PBS News Hour A weekend war of words has ignited a full-scale diplomatic confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, pitting Sunnis against Shiites and Persians against Arabs. Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric touched off widespread protests, condemnation and violent backlash… Continue watching
Jan 04 Who's siding with Saudi Arabia in rift with Iran? By Larisa Epatko Nations are taking sides in the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran after the Saudi government executed prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr over the weekend. Continue reading