Oct 15 Watch Can U.S. solve 'Rubik's Cube' of Iran nuclear negotiations? By PBS News Hour With less than six weeks before the deadline to agree on an Iran nuclear deal, negotiations have come to a kind of stalemate over sharp limits on Iran's uranium enrichment capability. Gwen Ifill gets an update on the hurdles ahead,… Continue watching
Oct 15 What's at stake in Iran nuclear talks? By Bradley Klapper and George Jahn, Associated Press VIENNA — An Iranian nuclear agreement is the Obama administration's grandest foreign policy objective, a legacy-defining endeavor that holds the prospect of ending the gravest potential threat to Israel and the Middle East and reintegrating Iran into the world community. Continue reading
Oct 08 Kerry has seven weeks to help secure nuclear agreement with Iran By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With a late-November deadline approaching, America's top diplomat is plunging back into Iranian nuclear talks with one eye on his adversary and the other on developments at home, as pressure rises in Washington for a deal ensuring the… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Why the Mideast peace process is at a standstill By PBS News Hour President Obama met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Israel’s failed peace process, restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program and the Islamic State. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner to find out what was… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Iranian foreign minister on U.S. strategy on Islamic State, sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 19 Iranian official calls jailed Washington Post journalist 'good reporter' but offers few details on detainment By Larisa Epatko Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday that the government of Tehran is doing its “best” to handle the detention of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, who was arrested with his wife on undisclosed charges in July. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Iranian official calls jailed Washington Post journalist 'good reporter' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 19 Iran's Zarif on why Tehran won't team up with U.S. on Islamic State group By Larisa Epatko U.S. efforts to garner regional support for fighting Islamic State militants, including an all-out effort this week by Secretary of State John Kerry, has hit a roadblock in Iran. It’s partly because the leadership isn’t convinced the U.S. government “was… Continue reading
Sep 19 Iran would accept Obama bypassing Congress to get sanctions lifted By Larisa Epatko Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the PBS NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner on Friday that Iran would "accept" President Barack Obama's promise to lift sanctions in ongoing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, rather than holding out… Continue reading