Jul 14 Deal to keep Iran from making a nuclear bomb in 10 points By Larisa Epatko After nearly a decade of diplomatic efforts, culminating in weeks of wrangling and late-night sessions in Vienna, negotiators emerged with a final deal Tuesday to prevent Iran from making a nuclear bomb. Continue reading
Jul 14 Obama: 'I will veto' any legislation that blocks Iran nuclear deal By Larisa Epatko Anticipating the tough road ahead in convincing Congress to back the Iran nuclear agreement, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he would “veto” any legislation that blocks the deal. Continue reading
Jul 14 World leaders react to historic deal to curb Iran's nuclear program By Larisa Epatko The historic agreement reached Tuesday aimed at preserving Iran’s civilian nuclear program but preventing Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon was viewed as hopeful by some world leaders but condemned by others. Continue reading
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