Apr 14 Watch 4:12 Talk of war dominates daily life in Tehran as ceasefire deadline nears By Amna Nawaz, Reza Sayah, Sonia Kopelev To discuss how Iran’s civilians are reacting to the latest developments in the Middle East conflict, Amna Nawaz spoke with special correspondent Reza Sayah in Tehran. Continue watching
Apr 14 Pakistan proposes second round of U.S.-Iran talks as standoff deepens By Munir Ahmed, Sam Metz, Associated Press Though last week's ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the regional war's economic fallout. Continue reading
Apr 14 IMF cuts the outlook for global growth in the fallout from from Iran war By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Iran war has stalled the world's economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared to 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 5:15 U.S. begins Strait of Hormuz naval blockade after Iran peace talks fail By Liz Landers, Zeba Warsi The U.S. began a blockade of Iranian ports on Monday, less than two days after a first effort at peace talks between the Americans and Iran failed in Pakistan. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. Continue watching
Apr 13 Fact-checking Trump's claim that Pope Leo supports nuclear weapons in Iran By Maria Briceño, PolitiFact President Donald Trump issued a flurry of statements Sunday against Pope Leo XIV, saying in part that the U.S.-born pope supports Iran having a nuclear weapon. However, the pope has specifically spoken against nuclear weapons and their devastation. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 8:58 Mideast experts discuss how the U.S. blockade could pressure the Iranian regime By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the situation with Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal and is now at the Middle East Institute. Maleki was… Continue watching
Apr 13 WATCH: Trump speaks about 'no tax on tips' with a 'DoorDash grandma' By Molly Finnegan and Associated Press Dressed in a "DoorDash grandma" T-shirt, Sharon Simmons knocked on the door of the Oval Office at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with two McDonald's delivery bags. Continue reading
Apr 13 U.S. military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast By Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, Mike Corder, Associated Press In a social media message posted shortly after the blockade was due to begin, President Donald Trump said Iran’s navy was “laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated,” but he added that Tehran still has “fast attack ships,”… Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: Pope Leo says he has 'no fear' of the Trump administration By Will Weissert, Josh Boak, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch Can the U.S. and Iran turn the temporary ceasefire into long-term peace? By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Sonia Kopelev, Zoie Lambert President Trump finds an off-ramp to the five-week war in Iran, but at what cost? He began the week threatening Iran's “whole civilization." But when Pakistan presented a plan to temporarily halt hostilities, Trump embraced it. Can the U.S. and… Continue reading