Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates on how US and allies might persuade Iran that nuclear weapons would not be in their best interests.
Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal, three American hikers, were arrested for crossing the border into Iran. Sandy Close, executive director of Pacific News Service, joins The Takeaway to discuss the capture.
It's Monday, and The Takeaway is handing out a road map to this week's top stories. Our guides are Martin Plaut, the BBC's Africa editor, and Chris Hayes, The Nation's Washington DC editor and a fellow at the New America Foundation.
In her first overseas trip as Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would be looking to Asia to help tackle global problems. The BBC's State Department Correspondent, Kim Ghattas, is traveling with Clinton and she joins us now from Tokyo.
Caroline Kennedy says she's interested in the New York's U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by current senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Some in the Democratic Party are already questioning her credentials.