Feb 11 Watch 6:58 Mideast experts on what Israel wants from U.S.-Iran nuclear discussions By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on President Trump's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Geoff Bennett spoke with two people with extensive experience dealing with Israel and Iran. Dennis Ross played leading roles in the Middle East peace process for both Democratic… Continue watching
Feb 11 What to know as Iran and the U.S. weigh holding a second round of nuclear talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump has kept up pressure on Iran, moving an aircraft carrier and other military assets to the Persian Gulf and suggesting the U.S. could attack Iran over the killing of peaceful demonstrators or if Tehran launches mass… Continue reading
Feb 11 Trump 'insisted' to Netanyahu that Iran talks continue as Israel pushes for tougher limits By Farnoush Amiri, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Trump says the deal needs bans on nuclear weapons and missiles. Netanyahu’s office says he wants tougher limits, including on missiles and Iran’s support for Hamas and Hezbollah. Continue reading
Feb 11 Squeezed by U.S. tensions and public anger over crackdown, Iran commemorates 1979 revolution By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Masoud Pezeshkian got on stage at Azadi Square in Tehran and insisted that Iran is willing to negotiate over its nuclear program as fledgling nuclear talks talks with America hang in the balance. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 8:44 'No one wants war': Iran spokesman discusses diplomatic path with U.S. after Oman talks By Reza Sayah The drumbeat of war between the U.S. and Iran seems to have quieted after indirect talks in Oman, but the threat remains. For a rare view from Iran and its perspective, special correspondent Reza Sayah sat down with Esmail Baghaei,… Continue watching
Feb 10 Top Iran security official travels to Oman, site of talks with U.S. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranian security official Ali Larijani is in Oman, the country currently mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program. Continue reading
Feb 08 Iran sentences Nobel laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 07 Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks By Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:22 U.S. restarts nuclear diplomacy with Iran amid escalating threats. Here's what to know By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi The U.S. faced two very different nuclear challenges across two continents Friday. For the first time since last year’s war with Iran, U.S. and Iranian diplomats restarted indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear program. And for the first time, the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 05 WATCH: Trump 'wants to see' if an Iran deal can be made but is ready for other options, Leavitt says at White House briefing By Associated Press President Donald Trump is looking to strike a deal with Tehran in which Iran has “zero nuclear capability,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on the eve of high-level U.S.-Iran talks in Muscat, Oman. Continue reading