Jan 14 Key moments in the unraveling of the Iran nuclear deal By Associated Press On Tuesday, the Europeans said they would trigger the dispute mechanism to try to bring Iran back into compliance with the deal. Continue reading
Jan 14 Iran says it's made arrests over downing of plane that killed 176 By Nasser Karimi, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Iran, which initially dismissed allegations that a missile had brought down the plane, acknowledged only on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guard had shot down the plane. Continue reading
Jan 14 EU triggers Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism By Lorne Cook, David Rising, Associated Press The action paves the way for possible sanctions in response to Tehran’s attempts to roll back parts of the nuclear deal. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 7:01 Iranians take to the streets to protest government after it admits downing plane After the U.S. killed an elite Iranian general, the regime in Tehran hoped to unify its people, many of whom had been protesting against Iran’s government for months. But then Iran’s military accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft and denied… Continue watching
Jan 13 WATCH: McConnell says he'll 'strongly oppose' the war powers resolution By Matthew Daly, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The Senate majority leader said that the measure, co-sponsored by two Republicans, would send the wrong message to U.S. allies after the Trump administration killed Iran's top general earlier this month. Continue reading
Jan 13 Canada to get access to recorders from downed plane in Iran By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada's Transportation Safety Board said Monday that Iranian officials have invited it to participate in analysis of the voice and flight data recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner shot down by a missile that killed 176 people including 57 Canadians. Continue reading
Jan 13 A timeline of U.S.-Iran relations By Gretchen Frazee The U.S. and Iran have a complicated history dating back decades. Continue reading
Jan 13 Early state voters say they're more swayed by basic issues than impeachment, Iran By Will Weissert, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press 2020 already has been characterized by a striking amount of political turmoil at home and abroad. But for many in the states that will soon begin choosing the Democratic presidential nominee, the same bread-and-butter issues that have long dominated the… Continue reading
Jan 13 U.S. troops knew Iran strike was coming hours ahead By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press At 11:00 p.m. on Jan. 6, two hours before the missile strikes, U.S. military officials gave the order for American troops at Ain al-Asad air base, in western Iraq, to go on lockdown. Continue reading
Jan 13 Video shows Iran police shot tear gas and bullets at protesters By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Videos sent to the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran and later verified by The Associated Press show a crowd of demonstrators near Azadi, or Freedom, Square fleeing as a tear gas canister landed among them. Continue reading