Victim Of Turkish Government Crackdown Reflects On Year Since Coup Attempt
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This weekend will be a year since the attempted coup against the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. We're going to hear from...
View ArticleA Year After Coup Attempt, Erdogan's Purge Shows No Sign Of Slowing
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Turkey is marking the one-year anniversary today of a failed military coup that attempted to topple the government of President Recep Tayyip...
View ArticleProtests In Turkey Mark One-Year Anniversary Of Failed Coup
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today marks the one-year anniversary of a failed coup in Turkey. Civilians rushed into the streets to resist the coup after a call by...
View ArticleAmerican Graduate Student Sentenced To Prison In Iran
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: We now know what happened to an American grad student who disappeared in Iran months ago. An Iranian news outlet is saying that he is still in...
View ArticleWithout Trump Certification, Fate Of Iran Nuclear Deal Falls To Congress
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: This week, President Trump is expected to announce whether or not he certifies that Iran is complying with the 2015 nuclear deal. That was...
View ArticleTrump Announcement Expected To Detail New Approach To Iran Nuclear Deal
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And now let's turn to NPR's Peter Kenyon, who covered the nuclear deal and continues to cover Iran. Peter, what struck you about what you...
View ArticleNetanyahu Says Palestinians Need To 'Come To Grips With This Reality'
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here are some signs of tension after the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel - a security guard was attacked,...
View ArticleOne Of The Many Unresolved Storylines Of 2017 Is Iran
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: One of the many unresolved storylines of 2017 is Iran. Ask the Trump administration, and Iran is a threat - a country not to be trusted. But...
View ArticleTurkish Officials Angry Over Conviction Of Turkish Banker In U.S. Court
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Turkish government is angry with the U.S. over a court case that wrapped up in New York yesterday. A federal jury convicted a Turkish...
View ArticleTrump Calls Turkey's President To Discuss Strikes In Syria
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here is a partial list of things on which the United States and Turkey disagree. They differ over a Turkish cleric who's taken refuge in the...
View ArticleKurds Asking For Help From Syrian Forces To Repel Turkish Attacks In Syrian War
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: While the bombing of eastern Ghouta intensifies, there's a new and perilous dynamic taking shape in another corner of Syria. This is in...
View ArticleRefugee Women Cook Up Syrian Cuisine To Eke Out A Living In Turkey
With the Syrian conflict now in its eighth year, many of the millions of Syrians living as refugees in Turkey have long since realized they're unlikely to make it home anytime soon. But a group of...
View ArticleOch, No! Some Scots Cry As Their Beloved Soda Gets A Less Sugary Revamp
It's no secret that Britain has an obesity problem. One official has described childhood obesity in the U.K. as a "national emergency." In an effort to combat the problem, the government has just...
View ArticleLandowner Aims To Bring Wolves Back To Scotland, Centuries After They Were...
When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995, they had dramatic impacts on parts of Northwestern United States. Decades later, a wealthy landowner wants to try a limited version...
View ArticleWhat's Next For The European Union And The Iran Deal
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Over the course of the next few months, U.S. sanctions will again target Iran. That follows President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out...
View ArticleU.S. Tension With Iran Heats Up After Early Morning Trump Tweet
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: President Trump tweeted last night that if Iran threatens the United States, it will suffer consequences like, quote, "few throughout history...
View ArticleTrump Comment Appears To Catch Tehran Off-Guard
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: After pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear agreement and reimposing sanctions, President Trump yesterday abruptly offered to meet with...
View ArticleIran's Economy Could Take A Big Hit After U.S. Reimposes Sanctions
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: At midnight last night, the U.S. reimposed some of the economic sanctions on Iran that it had lifted after the 2015 nuclear deal. As part of that...
View ArticleOrdinary Iranians Acknowledge The Pinch Of Tightened U.S. Sanctions
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump has vowed to put, quote, "maximum pressure on Iran." He wants to force Iran to renegotiate a nuclear deal and change its...
View ArticleIran Attack Kills 25, Wounds 60
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Iran is promising a crushing response to yesterday's attack on a military parade that left at least 25 people dead and wounded some 60 more....
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