Now playing Next Iran President Donald Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran, freezes billions President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting figures within Iran’s leadership, imposing sanctions and freezing billions of dollars in Iranian assets 25/06/2019
Now playing Next Iran Iran sanctions: Who do they target and will they work? The US hopes ever-increasing pressure will force Iran to give up its ambition for nuclear weapons, but Tehran says the latest measures are “useless”. 25/06/2019
Now playing Next USA Sanctions will 'bring Iran to the table': US national security adviser The US national security adviser John Bolton spoke in Jerusalem about new sanctions against Iran and other Middle East political issues. 25/06/2019
Now playing Next Pakistan Pakistani girls trafficked to China 'exaggerated' stories: Pakistan FM In an interview with Euronews, Pakistan's Foreign Minister said reports that Pakistani Christian children were being trafficked into China were stories "planted" to cause friction between the two countries. 25/06/2019
Now playing Next Pakistan US-Iran tensions could 'jeopardise' Afghanistan says Pakistan's FM In an interview with Euronews, Pakistan's Foreign Minister warned that the escalating situation between the US and Iran could have consequences on Afghanistan. 25/06/2019
Now playing Next World Iran's Rouhani says new US sanctions 'show Trump's desperation' Iran's President Rouhani has said the latest US sanctions against the country demonstrate Washington's "desperation" and will not succeed. President Trump signed further measures aimed specifically at Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Monday. 25/06/2019
Now playing Next USA Iran says new sanctions mean the end of diplomacy National Security Adviser John Bolton says the president was open to real negotiations and "all that Iran needs to do is walk through that open door." 25/06/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump shows he remains fixated on Obama First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. 24/06/2019
Now playing Next USA U.S. set to announce 'significant' sanctions on Iran as tensions simmer President Donald Trump may have called off the airstrikes — for now — but tensions between the United States and Iran looked set to ramp up elsewhere. 24/06/2019
Now playing Next USA White House tries not to talk about slain journalist as Pompeo lands in Saudi Arabia "Take their money. Take their money, Chuck," Trump said of the Saudis during an exclusive interview with NBC News' Chuck Todd. 24/06/2019
Now playing Next Saudi Arabia Yemen's Houthis hit Saudi airport, killing one expat Yemen's Houthis hit Saudi airport, killing one expat, Saudi-led coalition says 23/06/2019
Now playing Next USA President Trump full, unedited interview President Donald Trump sat down for an exclusive interview with Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd on Friday, June 21st, 2019. 23/06/2019
Now playing Next USA U.S. military increases cyber hacking to keep foreign adversaries on their toes "The other side thought they could just walk all over us," said one expert. "There was a decision in this administration to impose consequences." 23/06/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump threatens Iran with 'obliteration' as war of words intensifies President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with "obliteration" if it strikes "anything American" after Tehran dismissed new U.S. sanctions as "useless." 23/06/2019
Now playing Next USA 'This is a free country': Iran allegedly tries to silence protest in London Richard Ratcliffe is protesting against Iran's three-year imprisonment of his wife. 23/06/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump administration unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic plan Focusing on economic issues between Israel and the Palestinians is "unacceptable before the political situation is discussed," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said. 22/06/2019
Now playing Next USA US President Trump says he avoided a retaliatiory strike on Iran It came after an Iranian missile brought down an unmanned US drone on Thursday. Tehran said it shot it down over its territory, whilst Washington insisted it was flying in international airspace. 22/06/2019