Sep 18 Watch 6:26 Breaking down the U.S. deal with Iran that freed five Americans from captivity By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Morgan Till Five Americans imprisoned by the Iranian regime for years were released Monday in a complex deal between the U.S. and Iran. Some lawmakers have been critical of the Biden administration for making the deal, but U.S. officials have defended the… Continue watching
Sep 18 WATCH: Blinken holds briefing on five prisoners released by Iran as part of $6 billion deal By Associated Press Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom. Monday's release was part of a painstakingly negotiated deal between the United States and Iran. Continue reading
Sep 18 5 prisoners have flown out of Tehran, U.S. officials say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The exchange took place after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar, a key element of the planned swap. Continue reading
Sep 18 Five Americans detained in Iran released as part of deal for $6 billion in frozen assets By Jon Gambrell, Lujain Jo, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 10:28 What’s changed for women in Iran one year after Mahsa Amini’s death By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Kaisha Young It has been one year since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after morality police arrested her in Tehran. Her death unleashed decades of pent-up anger over Iran’s clerical rule and sparked the country’s biggest protests in years. Human rights activist Nazanin… Continue watching
Sep 16 A historical timeline of U.S. relations with Iran By Council on Foreign Relations Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 7:23 Iran tightens security before anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death By Geoff Bennett, Morgan Till One year ago, a young Iranian woman died in police custody after she was arrested for taking off her headscarf, or hijab, required under the laws of the Islamic Republic. Huge protests followed, led by women. Tehran special correspondent Reza… Continue watching
Sep 15 Delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab world's poorest nation. Continue reading
Sep 15 Biden announces more Iran sanctions on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Amini's death set off protests in dozens of cities across the country of 80 million people, with young women marching in the streets and publicly exposing and cutting off their hair. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia to discuss major arms deal with Putin In our news wrap Tuesday, North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russian President Putin are set to meet to discuss a major arms deal, Iran identified five prisoners in the U.S. that it wants freed for five Iranian-Americans held in… Continue watching