Middle East

Obama Says Deal Is 'Best Means' For Preventing Iranian Nuclear Weapons

8:01pm July 15, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama made his case for the Iran nuclear deal at a press conference Wednesday. He said the agreement achieves its primary goal, which is to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

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Nuclear Deal Includes Surveillance Of Iran's Nuclear Facilities

8:01pm July 15, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with veteran former International Atomic Energy Agency inspector Thomas Shea about the Iran nuclear deal and how the process of inspections may change.

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In 'Escaping ISIS,' An Underground Railroad Forms To Save Yazidi Women

6:58pm July 15, 2015

A new Frontline documentary explores what life is like for the girls and women who have been enslaved by Islamic State militants, and also tells the story of those fighting to free them.

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Obama Says Iran Nuclear Deal Meets U.S. National Security Interests

4:41pm July 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

In a news conference that lasted over an hour, the president urged Congress to evaluate "this agreement based on the facts, not on politics." The deal faces much skepticism in Congress and in Israel.

Many Iranians Celebrate Nuclear Deal As Opening To The West

2:10pm July 15, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Scott Peterson, a correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, about the reaction in Iran to the newly-struck nuclear deal.

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Congress To Begin 60-Day Review Period Of Iran Nuclear Deal

2:10pm July 15, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

Lawmakers in Congress have 60 days to review the nuclear deal with Iran. NPR looks at the agreement's prospects on Capitol Hill.

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Obama's Style Of Diplomacy Pays Off In Iran Nuclear Deal

2:08pm July 15, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The nuclear agreement with Iran could be a good example of the Obama doctrine — showing the president's determination to reach out to adversaries — that he's talked about since his first campaign for the White House.

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President Obama hosts leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council at Camp David, Md., on May 14. The president gave assurances that the U.S. would support its allies in the region concerned over Iran's growing influence.

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Iran Nuclear Pact Could Spark Buildup Of Conventional Weapons

1:01pm July 15, 2015

by David Welna

As part of the nuclear deal, an embargo on selling conventional arms to Iran will be lifted in five years. This makes U.S. allies in the Middle East uneasy, and they may want more weapons themselves.

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An Iranian family walks past anti-U.S. graffiti on the wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran on Tuesday. President Hassan Rouhani told Iranians that "all our objectives" have been met by a nuclear deal agreed upon Tuesday after talks with six world po

The Iranian Nuclear Deal: What Happens Next?

10:32am July 15, 2015

by Greg Myre

The nuclear negotiations were complicated. Tuesday's deal has created a whole new set of issues that will require Iran to scale back its program and the international community to ease sanctions.

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Interview: Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu On Iran Nuclear Deal

9:27am July 15, 2015

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the Iran nuclear deal a "historic mistake for the world." NPR's David Greene asks him if Israel is really looking for regime change in Tehran.

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