Jun 07 U.S. reassembles team for upcoming talks with Tehran By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The U.S. is reassembling key members of the diplomatic team that held secret negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, leading to a breakthrough agreement, and sending them to Geneva for direct talks with representatives from Tehran in hopes of… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch News Wrap: Families blame captain for South Korea ferry disaster as search for the missing continues By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, crews searched for the more than 270 people still missing after a ferry disaster off the southern coast of South Korea. At least 20 deaths have been confirmed. Meanwhile, the coast guard is investigating reports… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch News Wrap: Iran Soon Able to Double Production of Weapons-Grade Enriched Uranium In other news Friday, a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency stated that Iran will soon have the potential to double production of weapons-grade enriched uranium. Iran remains insistent that its nuclear program is peaceful and has no plans… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Panetta Leaves Diplomatic, Military Options Open Over Iran Tehran claimed Wednesday that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had received a letter from President Obama containing threats and an offer of new talks. Margaret Warner reports on the rising tension between the two countries, as well as allusions… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Who's Killing Iran's Nuclear Officials? After Wednesday's deadly attack on a nuclear scientist in Tehran, Jeffrey Brown discusses the unclear covert sabotage on Iran's nuclear program with Ronen Bergman from the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth and David Albright of the Institute for Science and International Security. Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch Iranian Nuclear Program: Will U.S. Concede Anything in Talks? Iran struck a defiant note as talks began anew with the U.S. and five other countries over its nuclear ambitions. Margaret Warner talks with former State Department official Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution about Iran's nuclear program and the… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 4:16 Poet Behbahani Writes for Peace Amid Iran's Political Turmoil English translator Farzaneh Milani examines the writings of Simin Behbahani, one of Iran's most renowned and prolific female poets, amid the recent political turmoil that has affected her own life. Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch Secretary Clinton Urges Hard Stance on Iran's Nuclear Goals Secretary of State Hillary Clinton advised continuing to pressure Iran on its nuclear ambitions after her return from the Middle East Wednesday. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accused Clinton of lying and condemned the "bullying" of Western nations over… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Tensions Arise Anew Around Iran's Nuclear, Political Goals As government backers and opposition protesters rallied in Iran Thursday to mark the 31st anniversary of the country's Islamic Revolution, tensions continued to rise between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary With Nuclear Announcement On the 31st anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared his nation had the capacity to produce weapons-grade nuclear fuel. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching