Hassan Rouhani

A row of handguns are shown with the handle facing outward and a hand holding on to one of the weapons.

Mexico sues US-based gunmakers over arms trafficking and gun violence

Top of The World: The Mexican government has sued several prominent US-based gun manufacturers. And, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has called for a moratorium on administering COVID-19 booster shots. Also, Iran will inaugurate Ebrahim Raisi, an ultra-conservative judiciary chief, as the country’s next president on Thursday.

Mexico sues US-based gunmakers over arms trafficking and gun violence
A woman is shown walking and pulling a rollaboard in an airport terminal with the Tokyo Olympics 2020 sign in the background.

Olympics director fired over Holocaust joke

Olympics director fired over Holocaust joke
Haitian President Jovenel Moise arrives for an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in overnight attack

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in overnight attack
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

Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait
A man wearing a protective face mask and gloves, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), jumps rope at Valiasr street in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2020.

Should sanctions against Iran be lifted in the wake of COVID-19?

Should sanctions against Iran be lifted in the wake of COVID-19?
An oil tanker is shown from above with a red deck and being sprayed by water by a second, adjacent boat.

Tanker attacks seen as calibrated but risky Iranian response to US sanctions

Iran's military denied on Monday being behind attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week. But experts suggest that if Iran were involved, it would represent a calibrated yet risky pushback to the US.

Tanker attacks seen as calibrated but risky Iranian response to US sanctions
Men and women sit around a negotiating table with flags in the background.

Things That Go Boom: In nuclear negotiations, diplomacy can be a slog

Diplomacy is often awkward, stymied by translators, late nights and unsecured yurt communication (yes, that really happened). But diplomacy can also stop a war, as years of secret and not-so-secret negotiations between the US and Iran proved when the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was reached in 2015.

Things That Go Boom: In nuclear negotiations, diplomacy can be a slog
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

Iran announced on Wednesday it was scaling back curbs to its nuclear program, announcing steps that stop short of violating its 2015 deal with world powers for now.

Iran rolls back nuclear pledges but stops short of violating pact
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Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?

Reformists have made some progress towards easing economic hardship, loosening social control, and initiating a temporary easing of tensions with the outside community. But the parlous nature of the political structure empowers the theocrats to manipulate the system and stymie any reform effort that promises a path to democratization.

Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?
US President Donald Trump speaks as UN Ambassador Nikki Haley looks on

Watch: President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations

President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday morning. At this address last year, he labeled North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "rocket man."

Watch: President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations
Iran President Hassan Rouhani with his right hand raised and finger pointed upward.

Trump tells Iran 'never, ever threaten' US or suffer consequences

US President Donald Trump told Iran it risked consequences "the like of which few throughout history have suffered before" if the Islamic Republic made more threats against the United States.

Trump tells Iran 'never, ever threaten' US or suffer consequences
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

US President Donald Trump will announce on Tuesday whether he will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal or stay in and work with European allies.

Trump expected to leave Iran nuclear deal; Tehran defiant
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

Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, hinted on Monday that Iran could remain in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers even if the United States dropped out.

Iran says it could remain in the nuclear deal if its interests guaranteed
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2017.

Iran's Rouhani wins the presidency again. Syria's Assad is pleased.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad lauded his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani Saturday on his election victory and vowed to continue cooperating with Tehran, a key Damascus supporter.

Iran's Rouhani wins the presidency again. Syria's Assad is pleased.
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.

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.

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