Apr 19 Iran’s Guard acknowledges encounter with US during a drill By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard acknowledged Sunday it had a tense encounter with U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf last week, but alleged without offering evidence that American forces sparked the incident. Continue reading
Apr 14 Virus becomes latest battle between Iran, U.S. amid tensions By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Even as both face the same invisible enemy in the coronavirus pandemic, Iran and the United States remain locked in retaliatory pressure campaigns that now view the outbreak as just the latest battleground. Continue reading
Apr 11 Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran began reopening government offices Saturday after a brief nationwide lockdown to help contain the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, which has killed more than 4,300 people in the country. Continue reading
Apr 06 From Iran’s hot zone, Afghans flee back home and spread virus By Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press Mahdi Noori, a young Afghan refugee in Iran, joined a large migration of some 200,000 Afghans and counting who have been flowing home across the border for weeks — from a country that is one of the world’s biggest epicenters… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: Iran denies it is planning to attack U.S. targets in Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, Iran dismissed President Trump’s claim it is planning an attack on U.S. targets in Iraq. On Twitter, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif wrote “Iran starts no wars, but teaches lessons to those who do.” Also, a… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 3:26 News Wrap: U.S. believes China vastly understated its COVID-19 death toll In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. intelligence believes that China vastly understated its own death toll in the COVID-19 pandemic. Two senior U.S. officials say the true number of dead in Wuhan, where the outbreak began, could be 10 times… Continue watching
Apr 01 Iran general visits Baghdad, tries to forge political unity By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Samya Kullab, Associated Press His arrival comes as stiff opposition by one major bloc thwarts chances for the country's latest prime minister-designate can form a government. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum In our news wrap Monday, police in the Netherlands are searching for a Vincent van Gogh painting, “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring (1884).” Investigators say thieves stole the artwork from the Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam after… Continue watching
Mar 29 Iran defends its virus response, citing economic concerns By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of the country’s lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, saying the government has to weigh economic concerns as it takes measures to contain the… Continue reading
Mar 29 U.S.-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq withdrew Sunday from a military base in the country's north that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighboring Iran. Continue reading