Jul 31 Watch 6:10 How Iranians are living through months of war and government crackdowns By Zeba Warsi, Amna Nawaz As the Iran war enters its sixth month, the toll continues to grow. The UN says more than 2,500 children have been killed or injured in Iran alone. Amna Nawaz discussed more with New York Times reporter Yeganeh Torbati, whose… Continue watching
Jul 31 Major oil companies reap massive profits as U.S. and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 3:03 U.S. and Iran strikes intensify as war opens new fronts By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart Strikes and counterstrikes between the U.S. and Iran intensified on Thursday, fueling fears the conflict could spread across the entire region. For the first time in five months, suspected military action expanded to Egypt with a drone strike that now… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 6:26 How shipping risks from Ukraine and Iran wars are converging By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly all Middle Eastern oil flows, has prompted Saudi Arabia to call for a maritime defense coalition to protect Red Sea shipping. For perspective on the proposal, Geoff Bennett spoke with… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 7:32 Breaking down the GDP report as U.S. economy slows in 2nd quarter By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Katie Marlow In a sign that the war in Iran may be weighing on economic growth, the U.S. economy saw a slowdown in the second quarter. That’s according to a new report today from the Commerce Department. It all comes after the… Continue watching
Jul 30 How views on Trump's handling of Iran have shifted, according to this poll By Linley Sanders, Mike Catalini, Associated Press Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump’s approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Continue reading
Jul 30 U.S.-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls By Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Despite several days of relative calm, both sides carried out military strikes in the last 24 hours that once again risk a return to all-out war — and further expansion in the region — while little is clear about what… Continue reading
Jul 30 U.S. and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to war By Samy Magdy, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Fears of a wider war have grown, with renewed fighting threatening to engulf even more countries. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 5:04 Brief pause in Iran war ends with new attacks in Iraq and Egypt By Hunter Bonaparte The brief pause in the war with Iran appears to be over. President Trump used blunt language to threaten Iran with further strikes in response to new Iranian attacks on a U.S. base in Jordan. The war also appears to… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 5:44 Former Iraqi diplomat on forces driving Iran war across region By Hunter Bonaparte For perspective on the effects of the U.S. and Iran trading strikes and the widening war in the region, Geoff Bennett spoke with Feisal Istrabadi, a former Iraqi diplomat and the founding director of the Center for the Study of… Continue watching