Nov 27 Iran supreme leader claims protests are a U.S.-backed 'conspiracy' By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei provided no evidence for his claims. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: Judge rules former White House lawyer McGahn must testify to Congress In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge ordered former White House counsel Don McGahn to obey a subpoena and testify to Congress about the Mueller report. The ruling has implications for Trump aides who have refused to appear at… Continue watching
Nov 23 US judge awards $180M to Post reporter held by Iran By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A U.S. federal judge has awarded a Washington Post journalist and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his 544 days in captivity and torture while being held on internationally criticized espionage charges. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: DOJ report finds political bias did not affect FBI's Russia probe In our news wrap Friday, an internal Justice Department report concludes political bias did not affect the FBI’s probe of links between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia. It also found an FBI lawyer may have altered a document about… Continue watching
Nov 22 Amid protests, Iran internet slowly revives as U.S. sanctions telecom minister By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The internet slowly trickled back on in Iran on Friday after a dayslong shutdown by authorities amid protests and unrest that followed government-set gasoline prices sharply rising, as the U.S. sanctioned the country’s prominent telecommunications minister over the outage. Continue reading
Nov 19 Iran will seek new fighter jets, tanks as 2020 embargo lifts By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, an intelligence official said Iran would probably buy the tanks and aircraft from Russia and China. Continue reading
Nov 19 At least 106 people dead after protests in Iran By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranian authorities have not offered a definitive account of how many people have been arrested, injured or killed in the protests that spread quickly across at least 100 cities and towns. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Iran warns people protesting 50 percent hike in gas prices In our news wrap Monday, Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard warned protesters they will face “decisive” action if nationwide unrest does not stop. Angered by a 50 percent hike in gasoline prices, people occupied streets and set fire to cars and… Continue watching
Nov 18 U.S. cancels civil nuclear cooperation waiver for Iran By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The waivers are among the last remaining components of the 2015 nuclear deal the Trump administration withdrew from last year. Continue reading
Nov 17 Iran's top leader warns 'thugs' as protests reach 100 cities By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations “thugs” and signaling that a potential crackdown loomed. Continue reading