Jul 14 Iran agrees to landmark nuclear deal By George Jahn, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Any deal will go to the U.N. Security Council, which is expected to endorse it by the end of the month, to start the mechanics of implementation — long-term, verifiable limits on Iranian nuclear programs that could be used to… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 5:03 Iran nuclear talks creep toward conclusion as negotiators battle over words By PBS News Hour Despite hope that Iran and the world’s powers would reach a nuclear deal Monday, efforts to reach an Iranian nuclear deal were stymied once again. Gwen Ifill talks to Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg about what happened and what’s to come. Continue watching
Jul 13 Iran nuclear agreement expected to come Tuesday By Matthew Lee, George Jahn, Associated Press VIENNA -- Disputes over attempts to probe Tehran's alleged work on nuclear weapons unexpectedly persisted Monday, diplomats said, threatening plans to wrap up an Iran nuclear deal by midnight -- the latest in a series of deadlines for the negotiations. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 4:30 As Iran talks continue, lifting arms embargo is non-starter for U.S. By PBS News Hour Though a number of self-imposed deadlines have come and gone, the world's major powers will continue to negotiate on an Iranian nuclear deal throughout the weekend in hopes of clinching an agreement. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Michael Gordon… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch News Wrap: As deadline looms, Kerry says Iran nuclear talks not ‘open-ended’ By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, another day of Iran nuclear talks concluded without a deal. Iran’s state TV reported that negotiations are deadlocked, while Secretary of State John Kerry said the talks would not be open-ended. Also, the International Monetary… Continue watching
Jul 07 Nuke deal remains elusive after deadline, but talks continue By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press VIENNA — Iran took a hard line Thursday on two of the biggest demands of world powers in a final nuclear accord, rejecting any extraordinary inspection rules and threatening to ramp up enrichment of bomb-making material if the United States… Continue reading
Jul 06 Iran pushes for end to arms embargo in nuke deal By George Jahn, Associated Press VIENNA -- A day before the new deadline for a nuclear accord, Iran pushed on Monday for an end to the U.N. arms embargo on the country — a parallel deal that the United States opposes as it seeks to… Continue reading
Jul 01 U.S., Cuba agree to open embassies in each other’s capitals By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States and Cuba have agreed to open embassies in each other's capitals, the biggest tangible step in the countries' historic bid to restore ties after more than a half-century of hostilities. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 6:08 Access is sticking point as Iran nuclear talks are extended By PBS News Hour Representatives from Iran and other world powers who are negotiating the country's nuclear program have missed another deadline. The announcement of a week-long extension came from Vienna, where Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with his international counterparts. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jun 16 Secretary of State Kerry expresses ‘enormous’ concern over India-Pakistan tensions By Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is voicing "enormous" concern over heightened tensions between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan. Continue reading