Mar 27 Blinken reassures allies ahead of possible Iran deal By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken made the comments shortly before joining his counterparts from Israel and four Arab countries at a special gathering where the Iranian nuclear deal was expected to top the agenda. Israel and many of its neighbors are fiercely opposed to… Continue reading
Mar 16 Iran to free British-Iranian woman detained for years, U.K. lawmaker says By Danica Kirka, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A British lawmaker says that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained in Iran for nearly six years, is at Tehran's airport preparing to leave the country. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: Iran defends missile strikes near U.S. consulate in northern Iraq In our news wrap Monday, Iran defended firing missiles that landed near a U.S. consulate in northern Iraq on Sunday, a more contagious version of the omicron variant called BA.2 spread to additional cities in China, President Biden's Federal Reserve… Continue watching
Mar 13 Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iran claimed responsibility Sunday for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in northern Iraq, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard earlier this week. Continue reading
Mar 12 US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran. Continue reading
Mar 11 Negotiations to revive Iran nuclear deal on ‘pause’ after Russia demands sanctions relief By Joe Gambrell, Associated Press Negotiations aimed at restoring Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers have gone on what its European hosts describe as “a pause.”… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 6 million In our news wrap Monday, the pandemic's official worldwide death toll surpassed 6 million including 960,000 deaths in the U.S., Florida becomes the first state in the nation to recommend against vaccinations for healthy children, efforts to restore the 2015… Continue watching
Jan 25 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing By News Desk State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing on Tuesday, following an announcement from the Pentagon that 8,500 troops would be put on heightened alert due to continued tensions with Russia over Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to proxy voting in the House In our news wrap Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected a Republican lawsuit against proxy voting in the House of Representatives, but agreed to hear challenges to affirmative action in college admissions for the first time since 2016. Federal… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: New COVID-19 cases top 9.5 million globally with a majority caused by omicron In our news wrap Thursday, COVID-19 caused a record 9.5 million new infections worldwide over the past week — nearly all involving the omicron variant. The United States Postal Service asked for a 120-day delay of the federal vaccine mandate… Continue watching