Now playing Next USA Trump pushed U.S. and Iran 'close to the brink,' Iran's Zarif tells NBC News Zarif also says Iran can't decipher the black box from a Ukraine plane shot down by Iran without help, but won't hand it over to the U.S. or others. 14/02/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. The EU must stop giving Iran’s foreign minister a platform for disinformation ǀ View Rather than continuing to invite Zarif for open-ended diplomatic talks, EU member states should begin to adopt strategies aligned with the US. His movements were severely limited during his last visits to the United Nations in New York, and in July he was made subject to US economic sanctions. 11/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Memo shows CBP ordered agents to question Iranian-Americans at the border Despite agency denials, a memo shows a Customs and Border Protection office ordered agents to question Iranian-Americans after Gen. Soleimani's death. 30/01/2020
Now playing Next Iran Iran MP offers three million dollar bounty to 'whoever kills Trump' Lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh announced the reward in the Iranian parliament on Tuesday 21/01/2020
Now playing Next Ukraine Watch: Ukraine holds ceremony for plane crash victims 11 of the 176 people killed when Flight PS752 was shot down outside Tehran were Ukrainian. 19/01/2020
Now playing Next USA U.S. restarts counter-ISIS operations paused after Soleimani killing U.S. troops in Iraq had focused on force protection rather than offensive operations after the senior Iranian general died in an American drone strike. 16/01/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Mourning at Soleimani’s funeral was staged. Iranians are not rallying behind the regime ǀ View If you logged into Twitter while Soleimani’s funeral was ongoing, you might have encountered a much different narrative about the Quds Force commander and the impact of his death. There, hundreds of thousands of people tweeted using the hashtag #IraniansDetestSoleimani. 15/01/2020
Now playing Next USA After Soleimani strike, Gulf Arab countries urge Trump to show restraint Gulf Arab powers privately welcomed the death of Iran's top general, but they fear their nations could be caught in the crossfire of a U.S.-Iran conflict. 14/01/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions The timing raises new questions about the Trump administration's stated justification for taking out the top Iranian general. 13/01/2020
Now playing Next USA Esper said he 'didn't see' intelligence backing up Trump claim Iran was preparing to attack 4 embassies "I didn't see one with regard to four embassies," Esper said of evidence leading to Trump's conclusion. "What I'm saying is I shared the president's view." 12/01/2020
Now playing Next Iran EU tells airlines to avoid Iran airspace after Tehran admits shootdown Regulators urged airlines to avoid all Iranian airspace after Tehran admitted one of its missiles downed flight PS752 in a "disastrous mistake." 11/01/2020
Now playing Next USA Read the full transcript of Trump's Iran speech The president vowed new sanctions on Iran the morning after Iran attacked an Iraqi base that hosts U.S. forces. 08/01/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Trump was right to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani ǀ View It is a sad reality that some in this world respond only to power. Qassem Soleimani was one of them. There comes a point in dealing with those like him when words fail and become worse than foolish. Missiles are then necessary. 08/01/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump to address nation after Iran's retaliation in Iraq His remarks will come the morning after Iran launched more than two dozen missiles that targeted Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. and coalition forces. 08/01/2020
Now playing Next USA Iran leaves Trump an off-ramp, but will he take it? Analysis: There are signs that the Iranian response to Soleimani's killing may present an opportunity for pause in Middle East tensions. 08/01/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Iran was always going to retaliate for Soleimani’s death. It doesn’t mean it wants a war ǀ View It is possible that US withdrawal from the JCPOA is at the root of the escalating tensions between the two countries. After that, the region witnessed several attacks on American drones and other targets such as oil tankers in the Gulf and the Strait of Hurmuz. 08/01/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Watch back: UK MPs debate Brexit after Iran update in parliament Brexit is back but it's not expected to be blocked in parliament this time. 07/01/2020