Iran nuclear deal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in this undated photo released on May 9, 2018, by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang. The same day, North Korea released three American prisoners, pavin

What Trump’s Iran decision means for North Korean nuclear talks

Global Politics

Just weeks before he’s set to meet the North Korean leader in Singapore, President Donald Trump announced his controversial decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal on May 8. And though Trump had promised to exit the Obama-era arrangement since his campaign days in 2016, pulling the trigger so close to his face-to-face meeting with Kim could set a weary tone for nuclear negotiations — or it could turn up the pressure on both countries to reach an agreement.

President Donald Trump arrives in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington DC, May 7, 2018.

Trump expected to leave Iran nuclear deal; Tehran defiant

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India.

Iran says it could remain in the nuclear deal if its interests guaranteed

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Trump has all but decided to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal, sources say

Then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addressing a Tea Party rally against the Iran nuclear deal in Washington, 2015.

North Korea looms large as Trump challenges Iran

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A general view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, some 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran.

What happens if President Trump doesn’t renew the Iran nuclear deal?

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Failure to certify the deal does not mean that the US is withdrawing.

One of the ballistic missiles being launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran

Iran’s dramatic missile tests were ‘signals.’ Here’s what they meant.

Global Politics

Iran has spent two days testing missiles that can hit anywhere in Israel or Saudi Arabia. The tests were well-publicized, accompanied by videos and interviews with top generals. Now, the US is considering its response.

The World

Iran wants to work with rivals for peace, says its vice president

Global Politics

It’s been a month since the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was signed. Now, for the first time since 2009, a BBC correspondent has been allowed to spend time in the country. Kim Ghattas has been in Iran for the last week. While she was there, Ghattas sat down with Iranian Vice President Masumeh Ebtekar.

Zahra Noorbakhsh is one of the creators of the podcast GoodMuslim/BadMuslim.

#GoodMuslimBadMuslim host ponders Washington’s pact with Tehran and asks: When can we go home?

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For many Iranian Americans, news of the nuclear deal poses more questions than it answers.

Pistachios are seen after sorting at a processing factory in Rafsanjan,1,000 kilometers southeast of Tehran September 23, 2008.

Pistachios? Carpets? What does the Iran deal mean for business?

Economics

Years of economic sanctions on Iran have left the country somewhat cut off from international business. Now that there is a nuclear deal, what can US and Iranian businesses actually do?