Feb 11 Crowds Mark Iran’s Anniversary as Ahmadinejad Touts Nuclear Potential By Larisa Epatko Flag-waving crowds rallied in central Tehran on Thursday to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, which also prompted spin-off government protests that security forces worked to disperse. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Tensions Arise Anew Around Iran’s Nuclear, Political Goals As government backers and opposition protesters rallied in Iran Thursday to mark the 31st anniversary of the country's Islamic Revolution, tensions continued to rise between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary With Nuclear Announcement On the 31st anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared his nation had the capacity to produce weapons-grade nuclear fuel. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch News Wrap: Obama Challenges GOP to Cooperate In other news Tuesday, President Obama issued another challenge to Republicans in Congress to cooperate on a host of issues, and also warned Iran over its nuclear program. Continue watching
Feb 08 Iran Announces Plans to Increase Uranium Enrichment By Larisa Epatko Iran told the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency Monday that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium to 20 percent purity for a medical reactor, renewing calls from U.S., Russian and French officials for a tougher approach and unified… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch News Wrap: Another Bombing Kills 23 in Iraq In other news Wednesday, a motorcycle bomb tore through a crowd of pilgrims in Iraq, killing at least 23 people. In Afghanistan, U.S., NATO and Afghan forces are gearing up for their largest joint offensive yet. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch News Wrap: Christmas Day Plot Suspect Reportedly Cooperating with FBI In other news Tuesday, the Nigerian man accused in the Christmas Day airliner attack is said to be cooperating with the FBI, and White House budget director Peter Orszag defended the administration's $3.8 trillion budget proposal on Capitol Hill. Continue watching
Jan 12 Iranian Professor Who Backed Mousavi Dies in Bomb Blast By Larisa Epatko An Iranian nuclear physics professor was killed Tuesday when a remote-controlled bomb attached to a motorcycle outside of his home in northern Tehran exploded. He reportedly backed opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Iran's June presidential elections. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch News Wrap: Major Earthquake Strikes Haiti In other news, a major earthquake and aftershocks struck Haiti, and a bombing in Iran killed a nuclear physics professor who had been a supporter of the political opposition. Continue watching