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News Wrap: Exit polls show lead for U.K. Prime Minister May’s party

Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: And now to the rest of this day’s news.The polls have closed in Britain, and voters appear to have delivered a blow to the ruling Conservatives. Exit surveys indicate they are...

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Syria brings new urgency to easing tensions between U.S. and Russia

A still image taken from footage shot on June 18, 2017, and broadcast on Iranian Television IRINN, purports to show missiles being fired from Iran into eastern Syria. Image by IRINN via...

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New Documents Show US Role in 1953 Iranian Coup

In the early 1950s, democratically elected Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh moved to nationalize the country's lucrative oil industry. The move sent shock waves to Britain, whose Anglo-Persian...

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White House Pushes Hard-Line on Iran After Extending Nuclear Deal

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. On March 21, 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC): "My number one priority is to...

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Trump signals he might pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. What’s at stake?

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: It has been just over two years since the Iran nuclear agreement was signed under the Obama administration. But President Trump may very well be on the...

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News Wrap: North Korean missile flies further, higher than last launch

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: In the day’s other news: North Korea launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile that flew higher and farther than its first attempts earlier...

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Iran gains influence in Afghanistan as war continues

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioThe post Iran gains influence in Afghanistan as war continues appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

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News Wrap: Sierra Leone rescue crews battle devastating mudslide

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: All of today’s comments surrounding the events in Charlottesville follow a protest last night in neighboring North Carolina.  Demonstrators in Durham...

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Snap #701 - High Crimes and Misdemeanors

On the next Snap..."High Crimes and Misdemeanors. When your back is against the wall and you're all out of options, you don't want to break the law...but it wants to break you. Featuring the story of...

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News Wrap: Tillerson heralds easing of North Korea tensions

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: In the day’s other news, tensions eased just a bit in the war of wills between the U.S. and North Korea. Secretary of State Tillerson said the North is...

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In the Persian Gulf, Iran’s drones pose rising threat to U.S.

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Photo by Leonhard Foeger/ReutersABOARD THE USS NIMITZ — High above the Persian Gulf,...

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Iran rejects U.S. demand for inspection of its military sites

File photo of Iran’s national flags by Morteza Nikoubazl/ReutersTEHRAN, Iran — Iran has dismissed a top U.S. diplomat’s demand for the inspection of Iranian military sites by the U.N. nuclear watchdog,...

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Iranians return to annual hajj in Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 31, 2017. Photo by Suhaib Salem/ReutersThousands of...

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The United States And Iran

The United States and Iran confront each other in Yemen and the Gulf, while the longtime enemies act as uncomfortable allies against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Meanwhile, President Trump faces a crucial...

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News Wrap: Rouhani says Iran will respond if nuclear deal violated

Watch VideoThe post News Wrap: Rouhani says Iran will respond if nuclear deal violated appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

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Will Trump walk away from the Iran nuclear deal?

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Separate from North Korea, President Trump has made no secret of his disdain for the Iran nuclear agreement, which was struck by the Obama...

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News Wrap: Kim Jong Un threatens to ‘tame’ Trump

Watch VideoThe post News Wrap: Kim Jong Un threatens to ‘tame’ Trump appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

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Iranian Americans in limbo after Trump’s new travel rules

An international passenger arrives at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia after the Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration’s emergency request to put its travel ban...

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Enemies: A History Of Bad Blood [Full Episode]

Across generations, Americans have seen foes turn to friends and allies to enemies. So, as negotiations are in the works for a nuclear deal with Iran and to resume formal diplomatic relations with...

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As Trump approaches deadline, what’s next for the Iran nuclear deal?

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to impose tighter vetting of travelers entering the United States, at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2017. President Donald Trump...

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During photo shoot, Trump talks of ‘calm before the storm’

President Donald Trump (C) participates in a briefing with senior military leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ReutersWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered a...

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Trump: If Tillerson called me a moron, we should ‘compare IQ tests’

President Donald Trump talks with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a meeting with members of his Cabinet at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ReutersWASHINGTON —...

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Trump may scrap the Iran nuclear agreement. Here’s what you need to know

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Another hallmark of the Obama administration is the Iran nuclear deal.And a deadline looms this weekend to certify whether Tehran is in compliance and...

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Democrats who opposed Iran nuke deal urge Trump to keep pact

The flag of Iran is displayed. Photo by Izzet Keribar/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Several congressional Democrats who split with President Barack Obama to oppose the nuclear agreement with Iran are now...

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A Trump retreat from the Iran deal would damage trust in U.S. dealmaking, EU...

President Donald Trump’s possible withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal could dissuade other nations from entering agreements with the U.S., European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said...

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Iran nuclear deal will remain valid regardless of U.S. decision, says EU...

Watch VideoThe post Iran nuclear deal will remain valid regardless of U.S. decision, says EU policy chief appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

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What Iranians think of the nuclear deal and Trump’s tough words

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: A new deadline looms this weekend for President Trump to certify whether the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran is in the interests of the United States,...

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WATCH LIVE: Trump to announce decision on Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will say Friday the Iran nuclear deal is no longer in America’s national security interests, but he won’t withdraw from the landmark 2015 accord or immediately...

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Does Congress stand a chance at successfully changing the Iran deal?

Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: Now we return to the second major decision President Trump announced today.He refused to certify Iran’s compliance with the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement.Nick Schifrin has...

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Trump’s speech sparks a new war of words between U.S., Iran

A man walks past an anti-U.S. mural in Tehran, Iran, on October 13, 2017. Photo by Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via ReutersTEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump’s refusal to certify the Iran nuclear...

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Enemies: A History Of Bad Blood [Full Episode]

Across generations, Americans have seen foes turn to friends and allies to enemies. So, as negotiations are in the works for a nuclear deal with Iran and to resume formal diplomatic relations with...

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Powerful Earthquake Kills At Least 300 Near Iran-Iraq Border

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment.On Sunday, a powerful earthquake struck near the Iran-Iraq border. At least 300 people were killed in the 7.3 magnitude quake, and thousands more...

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The Top Risks Facing the World in 2018

Coming up on today's show:Every year, Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group, releases his top 10 risk predictions for the year ahead. Today on The Takeaway, Bremmer reviews his...

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Wave of Protests Rock Iran: What's Next

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentA spontaneous protest broke out late last week in Mashhad, Iran, a city in the country's northeast. Though the demonstrations may have been...

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The Top Risks Facing the World in 2018

Every January, Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group, releases his top 10 risk predictions for the year ahead."If we had to pick one year for a big unexpected crisis — the...

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As Tension Grows With the United States, North Korea Looks South

Coming up on today's show:Protests in Iran continued into Wednesday, and at least 21 people have died amid the demonstrations. Yesterday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei used Twitter to...

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As Death Toll Rises, Concerns Grow Over Iranian Protests

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentOngoing anti-government demonstrations in Iran have now claimed the lives of at least 21 people. On Tuesday, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali...

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Unrest in Iran

Last week, protests against the government of President Hassan Rouhani broke out across Iran. On the eve of the fortieth anniversary of the Iranian revolution, Robin Wright joins Dorothy Wickenden to...

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Social Media's Role in Iran, Chemical Spills & the EPA: Who's to Blame?,...

Dr. Haroon Ullah, Chief Strategy Officer at the Broadcasting Board of Governors and author of new book, Digital World War, discusses “There is No Backup Plan: Inside the Information War for Control of...

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Iran's Information War

Dr. Haroon Ullah, Chief Strategy Officer at the Broadcasting Board of Governors and author of new book, Digital World War, discusses “There is No Backup Plan: Inside the Information War for Control of...

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Massive Oil Spill Threatens East China Sea

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentThere’s a massive cloud of a colorless, toxic, highly flammable substance in the East China Sea, and it’s getting bigger.It’s from the Iranian oil...

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"No Murder, Yes Pork Chops," Says Comic Negin Farsad

The Iranian-American Muslim comedian and host of the podcast Fake The Nation says everything is negotiable -- even religious law. "I feel like Allah would be like, 'Get the pork chop but don't kill...

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The Deadly Rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Frontline correspondent Martin Smith discusses his new documentary, Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia, a two-part series that examines how a rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has plunged the...

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An Iranian-American's Grand Tour of Exile

Author Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi discusses her new novel Call Me Zebra. It follows the journey of 22 year-old Zebra, who fled Iran with her family during the Iraq War and settled in New York....

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Deja Nuke: Return of the Nuclear Threat

With the threat of nuclear war once again a part of the national conversation, Reveal looks at nuclear threats both foreign and domestic. This episode takes listeners to Iran and finds out what life is...

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#3944: Immigrant Songs

Listen to music from Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (Japan, China, Syria, Iran), along with music from The Nile Project (Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Burundi, and Egypt), as well as...

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Can Trump Make Peace with Kim Jong-Un?

Yesterday, the White House announced that President Trump would travel to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong-Un to discuss the regime's nuclear program. Robin Wright joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss...

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#4089: With Sussan Deyhim and Richard Horowitz

Hear music from Sussan Deyhim and her collaboration with the artist Richard Horowitz, a media opera called “The House is Black,” based on works and life of literary icon Iranian contemporary poet...

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New Trump Adviser Once Backed Regime Change in Iran, North Korea

The world found out via tweet that President Trump was engaging in another White House reshuffling, this time swapping out current National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster with John Bolton, former...

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The American Bombs Falling on Yemen

Abdulqader Hilal Al-Dabab was the mayor of Sana’a, a politician with a long record of mediating disputes in a notoriously fractious and dangerous country. Earlier in his career, he accepted a position...

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