Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Elizabeth Warren traded jabs on Twitter over the Trump administration's efforts to prevent a conventional weapons embargo on Iran from being lifted. ( read original story ...)
Despite exit, US may use Iran nuclear deal to extend UN arms embargo on Tehran
The Trump administration may use the United Nations Security Council resolution that enshrined the Iran nuclear deal to effectively end the agreement -- snapping U.N. sanctions back on Tehran and ... ( read original story ...)
US says Iran helping Venezuela oil sector
The United States said Thursday that cash-strapped Venezuela is paying Iran in gold to rebuild its troubled oil industry as it denounced what it saw as growing cooperation between its two adversaries. ( read original story ...)
Iran deals with coronavirus amid concerns about human rights issues
Iran has been one of the hardest hit countries from the coronavirus. Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joined CBSN to discuss how the country is dealing ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo clashes with Warren on Iran deal, asks if she’s ‘good’ with China sending tanks to Tehran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday clashed with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., over a Trump administration plan to block weapon sales to Iran by arguing that the U.S. is still part of the ... ( read original story ...)
US Approves Two Possible Attack Helicopter Sales for Philippines
The United States, on Thursday, approved two possible Foreign Military Sales for the Philippines. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the U.S. Department of State notified ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to decide as early as Monday whether to extend coronavirus emergency: NHK
Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its state of emergency over the novel coronavirus, which was originally set to end on May 6, public broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Australia and Japan set to slip, with major Asia markets out for holidays
Major markets across the region, including China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Singapore, are closed on Friday for holidays. ( read original story ...)
Virus-related delays for Universal parks in Florida, Japan
The company that owns Universal theme parks around the world says it’s delaying construction on a fourth theme park in Florida ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh starts to reopen clothing industry after lockdown
Bangladesh is reopening its garment factories that supply some of the world’s biggest clothing brands, raising concerns that workers are being put at risk to help the country reboot its economy. The ... ( read original story ...)