Oct 23 Conversation: ‘A New Way Forward’ Through Cultural Exchange By Arts Desk From "American Idol" to "Afghan Star," art and entertainment can be powerful tools for cultural exchange. That's the argument in the recent report, "A New Way Forward," which calls for the utilization of the arts to build a better relationship… Continue reading
Oct 23 Iran Produces Counterproposal to U.N. Nuclear Deal By Larisa Epatko Iran sidestepped a Friday deadline on a U.N.-drafted agreement that would ship much of the country's uranium to Russia for enrichment, saying it would prefer instead to buy nuclear fuel from foreign suppliers for a reactor to make medical isotopes. Continue reading
Oct 21 Under Nuclear Deal, Russia Would Process Iran’s Enriched Uranium By Larisa Epatko A draft deal -- up for Iranian approval by Friday -- would require Iran to send most of its existing enriched uranium to Russia for processing, in an attempt to delay Tehran's ability to make a nuclear weapon. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Other News: Iran Vows ‘Crushing Response’ to Bombing In other news, Iraq's Revolutionary Guard promised a "crushing response" after a suicide bomb killed five commanders, and nuclear talks with Iran convened in Vienna. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Other News: Obama to Announce Afghan Strategy in ‘the Coming Weeks’ In other news, President Obama said he will announce whether he intends to send more troops to Afghanistan in "the coming weeks," and military jets bombed a series of militant targets along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Continue watching
Oct 13 Russia Rebuffs U.S. for Tougher Action on Iran By Anna Shoup During a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the threat of more sanctions against Iran would be counterproductive. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch How the Peace Prize Could Affect Obama’s Presidency Judy Woodruff gets reactions from policy experts on President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize and discusses what the award means for his presidency. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama’s Olympic Trip, Health Care Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including President Obama's trip abroad to tout Chicago's bid for the Olympics, new moves on health care reform and talks with Iran on its nuclear program. Continue watching
Oct 01 Iran Agrees to Inspections of Secret Nuclear Facility By Talea Miller Iran agreed to open its newly disclosed nuclear enrichment facility to international inspectors Thursday, but President Barack Obama warned that the nation must follow its words with action. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Iran Gives Nod to Inspections, More Nuclear Talks Iran has agreed to a second round of discussions over its disputed nuclear program following a meeting in Geneva on Thursday with diplomats from the U.S. and other world powers. Continue watching