Nov 24 Watch Iran nuclear deal extension could embolden agreement critics in Washington and Tehran By PBS News Hour Monday was the deadline for a nuclear agreement with Iran, but instead of a deal there was a new extension. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the progress so far, but some leading Republican senators… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Slim chances for a full Iran nuclear deal by the deadline? By PBS News Hour With the deadline for a deal on Tehran's nuclear program just days away, talks are on between U.S and Iranian negotiators in Vienna. How likely is it that they can bridge the gap between their demands by Monday? Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Sep 19 Iran would accept Obama bypassing Congress to get sanctions lifted By Larisa Epatko Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the PBS NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner on Friday that Iran would "accept" President Barack Obama's promise to lift sanctions in ongoing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, rather than holding out… Continue reading
Aug 06 Miles O’Brien returns to the site of Japan’s nuclear disaster three years later By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake shook Japan, triggering a catastrophic tsunami and nuclear disaster. Since then, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien has provided some of the most in-depth reporting on the subject to-date. He has traveled… Continue reading
Jul 15 Kerry on Iran negotiations: ‘Still have more work to do’ By Lara Jakes, George Jahn, Associated Press WASHINGTON — World powers and Iran still face significant gaps in their negotiations to curb Tehran's nuclear program, foreign ministers said Tuesday while forging ahead with efforts to secure a deal that could finally bridge a decades-long diplomatic chasm between… Continue reading
Jul 14 U.S., Iran search for nuclear agreement ahead of July 20 deadline By Bradley Klapper, George Jahn, Associated Press VIENNA — The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats searched Monday for a breakthrough in nuclear talks, their efforts complicated by crises across the Middle East and beyond that have Washington and Tehran aligned in some places but often opposed. The… Continue reading
Jun 21 As alliances blur in Mideast, US and Iran are potential partners By Associated Press For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents. Continue reading
Mar 25 President Obama holds a joint press conference on nuclear security By News Desk and Julie Pace, Associated Press http://youtu.be/lEhbPv2pASQ President Barack Obama was in The Netherlands and Belgium on Tuesday for meetings with global leaders and for the Nuclear Security Summit. President Barack Obama said the United States is concerned about further encroachment by Russia into Ukraine during… Continue reading
Mar 14 High marks for cooks lifted rating for cheating nuclear missile operators at Minot By Robert Burns, Associated Press Airmen responsible for missile operations at Minot Air Force Base would have failed their portion of a major inspection in March 2013 but managed a "marginal" rating because their poor marks were blended with the better performance of support staff… Continue reading
Mar 05 U.S. ‘not at all concerned’ by Japan’s nuclear stockpiles By Jaywon Choe The United States says it has no reason to be concerned by Japan’s stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium, even as China voices strong objections to the nuclear reserve. Responding to questions from reporters, Joseph Macmanus, the U.S. ambassador to the United… Continue reading