Jun 20 Watch 3:34 Iranian military shoots down U.S. drone and pushes tensions further Heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran have risen further, after Iran shot down a U.S. drone. President Trump called the incident a “very big mistake” but later appeared to downplay it. The Iranian military warned that an enemy in… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 8:04 On Iran, former George W. Bush official calls for diplomacy The strained relationship between the U.S. and Iran has worsened with Iran’s downing of an American surveillance drone. How serious is the incident, and how should the U.S. respond? Judy Woodruff talks to Stephen Hadley, who served as national security… Continue watching
Jun 20 Iran accuses U.S. of 'dangerous' act in drone spying By Associated Press Iran's U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi says a U.S. drone despite repeated radio warnings entered into Iranian airspace "and engaged in a clear spying operation."… Continue reading
Jun 20 House, Senate leaders to meet with Trump on Iran By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The briefing comes after Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone. Continue reading
Jun 20 Trump suggests Iran's shootdown of drone was accidental By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press On Twitter, President Donald Trump responded to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attack on a U.S. drone Thursday morning, declaring that "Iran made a very big mistake."… Continue reading
Jun 20 Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. drone amid tensions By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident. Continue reading
Jun 19 Mine used in Japanese tanker attack resembles Iranian mines By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. Navy explosives expert said the mines appeared similar but stopped short of directly blaming Tehran for the assault. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 2:49 Why Europe is caught in the middle of U.S.-Iran tensions Although tensions between the U.S. and Iran are high, officials from both countries insist they don't want a military confrontation. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will resist sanctions but not wage war, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called… Continue watching
Jun 18 WATCH: Pompeo says Trump doesn't want war with Iran, calls troop deployment a deterrent By Matthew Lee, Associated Press On a visit to U.S. Central Command in Florida just before the defense establishment was jolted by the sudden departure of the acting Pentagon chief, Pompeo said he is confident the American military is acting to confront any challenge. Continue reading
Jun 18 U.S. sending troops to Mideast amid Gulf tensions over Iran By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The U.S. is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East as tensions in the Persian Gulf mounted Tuesday over Iran's announcement it will not comply with the international agreement that keeps it from making nuclear weapons. At the same… Continue reading