Iran

Trump's Refusal To Recertify Sets Off Reconsideration Of Iran Nuclear Deal

4:01pm October 13, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

President Trump's decision not to recertify the Iran nuclear deal opens the door for Congress to reevaluate the agreement. Foreign affairs analyst Jonathan Wachtel says the time is right to do so.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the United Nations in September.

What's Next For The Iran Nuclear Deal If President Trump Refuses To Recertify It?

1:55pm October 12, 2017

by Larry Kaplow

Congress requires the president to re-evaluate — or certify — the Iran nuclear deal every 90 days. The next deadline for him to do so is Oct. 15.

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani delivers a speech during the opening session of the new Parliament in Tehran in 2016.

What Is — And Isn't — Covered By The Iranian Nuclear Deal

11:29pm October 11, 2017

by Greg Myre

The 2015 nuclear deal raised hopes that Iran might act in a more moderate fashion. But many of Iran's more provocative moves, including ballistic missile tests, aren't subject to the agreement.

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Iran's military says its Khorramshahr missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) and can carry multiple warheads.

World News

Iran Shows Off New Ballistic Missile At Military Parade

7:26pm September 22, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"When it comes to defending our country, we will ask nobody for their permission," President Hassan Rouhani said. The missile has a reported range of 1,243 miles.

President Hassan Rouhani addresses Iran's Parliament on Aug. 20. He said the top foreign policy priority for his new government would be to protect the nuclear deal.

Access To Military Sites Debated As White House Reconsiders Iran Nuclear Deal

6:35pm September 13, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

Critics say inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are failing to routinely inspect military sites where potential nuclear fuel could be diverted to a covert nuclear weapons program.

The Aroma Of Rice And Barberries Takes Her Back Home To Iran

11:18am July 27, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

When Yasaman Alavi misses Iran, she puts up a pot of rice and adds saffron water and barberries for a Persian twist. The smell of zereshk polow makes her feel as if she's back home.

Politics & Government

House Votes To Impose New Russia Sanctions — And Also Tie Trump's Hands

8:09pm July 25, 2017

by Miles Parks

The legislation puts new economic restrictions on Russia, North Korea and Iran — and constrains President Trump from easing Russian sanctions on his own.

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This 2009 photo released by a friend of Xiyue Wang shows Wang at his apartment in Hong Kong. Princeton University professor Stephen Kotkin, who advised Wang, defended his former student as innocent of all charges against him.

Academic Adviser Of U.S. Student Jailed In Iran: 'Everything He Did Was Normal'

9:05am July 18, 2017

by Jackie Northam

Iran says it has sentenced the Princeton student to 10 years for spying. He may have been caught up in a power struggle between hardliners and the more moderate government of President Hassan Rouhani.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at a 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report ceremony at the State Department, in June. On Monday, Tillerson recertified Iran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.

State Department Certifies Iran's Compliance With Nuclear Deal

10:36pm July 17, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Congress that Tehran is sticking to the 2015 deal that has been harshly criticized by President Trump.

Donald Trump Jr. hugs his father, Donald Trump, during a campaign rally in Ohio, weeks after Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer, as he sought dirt against Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Trump-Russia Nexus Recalls Long History Of Shadow Campaigns

12:44pm July 12, 2017

by Ron Elving

Whatever actual impact previous foreign entanglements may have had, the stories persist — if only because they feed such powerful thoughts of "what might have been."