Nov 07 For many Iranians, Trump’s return intensifies worries about war. Yet some see reasons for hope By Melina Walling, Associated Press Trump’s first term in office was marked by a particularly troubled period, when he pursued a policy of “maximum pressure” against Tehran. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 4:53 How world leaders are reacting to Trump’s election win By Nick Schifrin, Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Donald Trump’s victory is headline news across the world. The president-elect and his team are vowing to dramatically change U.S. foreign policy. Nick Schifrin reports on the international reaction to the election. Continue watching
Nov 06 Iran’s currency drops to a record low as Trump clinches the U.S. presidency By Amir Vahdat, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press The rial traded on Wednesday at 703,000 rials to the dollar. In 2015, at the time of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, it was at 32,000 to $1. Continue reading
Nov 05 Russia and Iran ramping up influence campaigns targeting U.S. voters, federal agencies say By Christina A. Cassidy, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The nation's federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation. Continue reading
Nov 03 Israel says it conducted a ground raid in Syria and seized a Syrian citizen connected to Iran By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Israeli military said Sunday it has carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks. It was the first time in the current war that Israel announced its troops operated in Syrian territory. Continue reading
Nov 03 An Iranian-American is being held in Iran, U.S. says, amid high tensions following Israeli strikes By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster, is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on… Continue reading
Nov 02 Iran’s supreme leader threatens ‘a crushing response’ to Israel’s retaliatory attack By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and other locations and killed at least five people. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Trump and Harris try to energize voters in final days of campaigning In our news wrap Saturday, Trump and Harris spent the day in battleground states, Israel’s military says it captured a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, Spain is sending 10,000 more responders to Valencia in the aftermath of deadly floods, a… Continue watching
Oct 31 Locked in conflict and hammered by sanctions, Iran wary over U.S. election result By Nasser Karimi, Mehdi Fattahi, Associated Press America’s presidential election comes just after Iran marks the 45th anniversary of 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis. For many, tensions between Tehran and Washington feel just as high as they did then. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Harris and Trump campaign across the U.S. in the election’s home stretch In our news wrap Sunday, Harris and Trump and their running mates campaigned with just nine days to go until Election Day, Egypt proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, satellite images showed damage to a secret Iranian military… Continue watching