Jul 02 Watch 6:05 Iran is intensifying its crackdown on dissent, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Iran announced it would suspend cooperation with the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, likely preventing a review of the damage done to its nuclear sites and setting Washington and Tehran on another collision course. It comes as Iran has launched a massive… Continue watching
Jul 02 Iran's president suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog after U.S. and Israeli strikes By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s president has ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities. Continue reading
Jul 01 Iran says its nuclear sites were 'seriously damaged' by U.S. strikes By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Keeping the door open to talks with the United States likely shows Tehran wants to avoid further economic pain as another deadline over U.N. sanctions looms. Continue reading
Jul 01 3 in 4 Americans worry Iran will retaliate for U.S. strikes By Joshua Barajas Seventy-five percent of U.S. adults said they were concerned or very concerned that Iran would lash out against the United States for the June attacks on three of its nuclear sites. Continue reading
Jun 29 Israeli strike on notorious Evin prison in Tehran killed at least 71 people, Iran's judiciary says By David Rising, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran criticized Israel for striking the prison, seen as a symbol of the Iranian regime's repression of any opposition, saying it violated the principle of distinction between civilian and military targets. Continue reading
Jun 28 Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian military leaders and scientists killed by Israeli strikes By David Rising, Associated Press Gen. Hossein Salami and Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were both killed on June 13 as Israel launched a war it said was meant to destroy Iran's nuclear program, specifically targeting military commanders, scientists and nuclear facilities. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Senate Republicans unveil their version of Trump's big budget bill By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, senators are holding a rare weekend session as the deadline to pass Trump’s budget bill looms, mourners gathered in Tehran for the funeral of top military commanders and scientists killed in the war with Israel,… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 5:31 Europe's top diplomat discusses EU's relationship with Trump and next steps for Iran By Nick Schifrin At this week’s NATO summit in The Hague, Trump declared what was for him unprecedented support for the alliance. Meanwhile, at the European Union summit in Brussels, leaders called for support for Ukraine and diplomacy in the Middle East. Nick… Continue watching
Jun 28 Senate rejects Democratic bid to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran fell short Friday, with Republicans blocking a resolution that marked Congress’ first attempt to reassert its war powers following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Trump says U.S.-approved observers must inspect Iran's nuclear program, would bomb again By David Rising, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press President Donald Trump said on Friday that he expects Iran to open itself to international inspection to verify that it doesn’t restart its nuclear program. Continue reading