Iran Deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is shown wearing a traditional white turban while sitting behind a microphone.

Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait

Conflict & Justice

Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in the Middle East between Tehran and the West.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is shown wearing a dark suit and standing in front of several microphones.

Fearing nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions

Nuclear
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is shown sitting at a table with a glass of water speaking behind two microphones.

Iran rolls back nuclear pledges but stops short of violating pact

In this close-up shot, former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster listens as he sits between former White House economic advisor Gary Cohn (L), former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Vice President Mike Pence (R).

Trump picks hardliner Bolton to replace McMaster as national security adviser

Global Politics
US President Donald Trump

Watch: Trump announces his decision on the Iran nuclear deal

Global Politics
Trump embraces Netanyahu before his remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

Trump’s alignment with Israel and Saudi against Iran: Here’s the catch

Business

Israeli leaders are thrilled to hear Trump’s vitriol against Iran, but also worry his deals will cause their country to lose its edge.

A military truck carrying a Qadr H missile drives past pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a parade marking the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran on September

As the old nuclear sanctions on Iran are lifted, the US slaps Tehran with new missile sanctions

Global Politics

One day after punishing economic sanctions against Iran were lifted, the Obama administration announced new sanctions on Iran’s missile program. It’s a hint of the tough road ahead.

An Iranian woman walks past a mural in Tehran on June 29, 2015.

The Iran accord is going to change everything

Global Politics

Iran is the world’s most misunderstood country. It has been cut off from the West for decades, and during that period much of the world press, with limited access, has joined to demonize it. But after the US and five other world powers signed a landmark accord with Iran, misconceptions are beginning to erode, writes author Stephen Kinzer.

"Tehrangeles"

Residents of ‘Tehrangeles’ disagree on the worth of the Iranian nuclear deal

Global Politics

Washington has been a focal point for discussions around the Iran Nuclear deal, but it’s not the only place the agreement is being debated. Around the country, people are making their opinions known — sometimes loudly, and sometimes more subtly — in coffee shops and at dinner tables. Nowhere is this debate more relevant than inLos Angeles’ Westwood neighborhood, also known as “Tehrangeles.” It’s home to the largest Persian community outside of Iran.

Shopkeeper Mahdi Panahi

There’s just as much concern with the Iran nuclear deal in Tehran

Global Politics

With so much coverage granted to American and Israeli reactions to the Iranian nuclear deal, the Iranian reaction is easy to lose in the noise. We spoke to Iranian citizens both young and old to get a sense of how the Iranian people are interpreting the deal.