Aug 12 Shippers warned to avoid Iranian waters amid elevated U.S.-Iran tensions By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 6:23 Jason Rezaian discusses potential release of Americans held by Iran By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn It appears that five Iranian Americans who have been detained in Iran are in the process of being released. The Associated Press reports Iran's move is part of an agreement in which billions of dollars frozen in South Korea will… Continue watching
Aug 10 Iran moves 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest, U.S.-based lawyer says By Jon Gambrell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The move comes as Tehran for months has suggested a prisoner swap was possible between it and Washington. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: Ukraine claims Russia plans to sabotage Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant In our news wrap Wednesday, fears about the fate of a Ukrainian nuclear plant under Russian control escalated with each side claiming the other plans to sabotage the site, four countries went to the International Court of Justice over Iran's… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 6:35 News Wrap: Rebuilding collapsed I-95 overpass in Philadelphia could take several months In our news wrap Monday, an I-95 overpass that crumbled when a tanker truck wrecked and burned beneath it could take several months to repair, former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi died Monday at 86, Ukraine forces reported more small gains… Continue watching
Jun 09 U.S. says Iran is helping Russia build an attack drone factory for use in Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A U.S. intelligence finding indicates that Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a factory east of Moscow to produce drones for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Jun 02 U.S. sanctions Iranian technology firm for helping government censor internet By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Internet disruptions were instituted after homegrown anger over the September death of Masha Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman detained by the country's morality police, led to large-scale protests. Continue reading
Jun 01 U.S. sanctions Iranians over alleged plots to assassinate John Bolton, others around the world By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. has imposed sanctions on an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official and others it says took part in wide-ranging plots to kill former national security adviser John Bolton and others around the world. Continue reading
May 27 Iran, Taliban exchange heavy gunfire in conflict over water rights on Afghan border By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising tensions between the two nations amid a dispute over water rights. Continue reading
May 22 As tensions with Iran escalate, U.S. military posts photos of bomb capable of destroying underground bunkers By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press As tensions with Iran have escalated over its nuclear program, the U.S. military this month posted pictures of a powerful bomb designed to penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground facilities that could be used to enrich uranium. Continue reading