Jul 14 Iran agrees to landmark nuclear deal By George Jahn, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Any deal will go to the U.N. Security Council, which is expected to endorse it by the end of the month, to start the mechanics of implementation — long-term, verifiable limits on Iranian nuclear programs that could be used to… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 5:03 Iran nuclear talks creep toward conclusion as negotiators battle over words By PBS News Hour Despite hope that Iran and the world’s powers would reach a nuclear deal Monday, efforts to reach an Iranian nuclear deal were stymied once again. Gwen Ifill talks to Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg about what happened and what’s to come. Continue watching
Jul 13 Iran nuclear agreement expected to come Tuesday By Matthew Lee, George Jahn, Associated Press VIENNA -- Disputes over attempts to probe Tehran's alleged work on nuclear weapons unexpectedly persisted Monday, diplomats said, threatening plans to wrap up an Iran nuclear deal by midnight -- the latest in a series of deadlines for the negotiations. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Could the historic Iran nuclear deal come on Monday? By PBS News Hour On Sunday, there was word that the historic deal between Iran and several nations about limiting their nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions could come as early as Monday. But Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said there was… Continue watching
Jul 12 McConnell: Iran deal will be ‘hard sell’ to Congress By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other congressional leaders expressed doubts Sunday about a historic agreement with Iran to address that country's nuclear program, predicting President Barack Obama could face hurdles in Congress if negotiators reach… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 4:30 As Iran talks continue, lifting arms embargo is non-starter for U.S. By PBS News Hour Though a number of self-imposed deadlines have come and gone, the world's major powers will continue to negotiate on an Iranian nuclear deal throughout the weekend in hopes of clinching an agreement. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Michael Gordon… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch News Wrap: As deadline looms, Kerry says Iran nuclear talks not ‘open-ended’ By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, another day of Iran nuclear talks concluded without a deal. Iran’s state TV reported that negotiations are deadlocked, while Secretary of State John Kerry said the talks would not be open-ended. Also, the International Monetary… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 5:41 Tense and fatigued, negotiators extend Iran nuclear talks past deadline By PBS News Hour The revised deadline for Iran, the U.S. and five other Western powers to come to a nuclear agreement came and went without a deal. The White House said there won’t be a deal until the sticking points are resolved. Judy… Continue watching
Jul 07 Nuke deal remains elusive after deadline, but talks continue By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press VIENNA — Iran took a hard line Thursday on two of the biggest demands of world powers in a final nuclear accord, rejecting any extraordinary inspection rules and threatening to ramp up enrichment of bomb-making material if the United States… Continue reading
Jul 06 Iran pushes for end to arms embargo in nuke deal By George Jahn, Associated Press VIENNA -- A day before the new deadline for a nuclear accord, Iran pushed on Monday for an end to the U.N. arms embargo on the country — a parallel deal that the United States opposes as it seeks to… Continue reading