Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi said in his first news conference that the United States violated the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the JCPOA, and called […]
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Ebrahim Raisi, ultra-conservative judiciary chief, set to win Iran’s presidential election
Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, is set to win Iran's controversial presidential election, according to preliminary results announced […]
Continue readingWestmacott: Iranian Election Looks As Though It’s Stitched Up
Sir Peter Westmacott, former British Ambassador to the United States, who was also posted in Iran, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the hard-liner candidate, Ebrahim […]
Continue readingIran’s Largest Warship Sinks In Blaze In Gulf Of Oman
The largest warship in Iran's navy has sunk in the Gulf of Oman after it caught fire and burned for about a day. Iranian officials […]
Continue readingLeaked tape pulls back curtain on Iran’s foreign policy
Karim Sadjadpour explains the significance of a leaked audio tape where Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks out about Gen. Qasem Soleimani and criticizes […]
Continue readingHow children are bearing the brunt of famine in Yemen
An ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen could pull the United States back to the Middle East. There are complicated geopolitics at play between Iran and […]
Continue readingInside Iraq’s crippling crystal meth crisis
Iraqi authorities have been struggling to control the flow of highly potent drugs like methamphetamine from neighboring countries, especially Iran, and drug use in the […]
Continue readingUS and Iran hold indirect talks in bid to revive nuclear deal
Members of the Iran nuclear deal will meet with Iran in Vienna, Austria, in an effort to kickstart face-to-face negotiations and salvage the pact, formally […]
Continue readingSaudi foreign minister speaks to CNN
CNN’s Becky Anderson speaks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan about the country’s relationship with the US, tensions with Iran, and the ceasefire […]
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