"How U.S. airstrikes could affect ongoing tensions with Iran" PBS NewsHour 12/30/2019
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SUMMARY: Words and actions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating. On Sunday, U.S. military strikes on an Iraqi militia group backed by Iran killed 25 fighters in what the U.S. said was retaliation for rocket fire that killed an American defense contractor. Brian Hook, the State Department’s special representative for Iran, and Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University join Nick Schifrin to discuss.
"Iraqis supporting Iran-backed militia attack U.S. Embassy, demand U.S. withdrawal" PBS NewsHour 12/31/2019
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SUMMARY: In Baghdad, supporters of an Iran-backed militia remained outside the gates of the U.S. Embassy after attempting to storm the compound earlier in the day. The U.S. military planned to move more Marines in, but the Iraqi protesters insisted they won’t leave until their demand -- that U.S. forces leave Iraq entirely -- is met. The Washington Post’s Mustafa Salim joins Nick Schifrin from Baghdad.
"How Iran could benefit from Iraqi outrage over U.S. airstrikes" PBS NewsHour 12/31/2019
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SUMMARY: A tense new year has dawned in Baghdad after U.S. airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia prompted one of the worst attacks on a U.S. Embassy in years. Bilal Wahab of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Kirsten Fontenrose of the Atlantic Council join Nick Schifrin to discuss whether the U.S. is falling into an Iranian “trap,” what the Iraqi people want and what to expect next.
"Who was Qassam Soleimani, and what does his death mean for Iran — and the U.S.?" PBS NewsHour 1/3/2020
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SUMMARY: Qassam Soleimani was the Middle East's most recognized military commander, strategist and operational chief of Iran's militant proxies and a symbol of its regional ambitions. He was killed in a targeted U.S. drone attack Friday at Baghdad’s international airport. Nick Schifrin reports and joins special correspondent Jane Ferguson and Judy Woodruff to discuss his death and the regional response.
"Why the U.S. military targeted Qassam Soleimani — and how Iran might react" PBS NewsHour 1/3/2020
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SUMMARY: How is Iran likely to react to the American military strike that killed top general Qassam Soleimani -- and how well prepared is the U.S. to withstand that response? Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and retired Adm. Michael Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, join Nick Schifrin to discuss Soleimani's role and how Iran will adapt without him.
The spin..........
"Kaine says Trump’s Iran policy hurts U.S. allies, pushes enemies closer together" PBS NewsHour 1/3/2020
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SUMMARY: An elite Iranian general is dead, and the United States and Iran appear even closer to conflict. In Washington, members of Congress had mixed reactions to the killing of Qassam Soleimani. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why he believes President Trump should have consulted Congress before the strike.
"Risch says Soleimani was ‘ratcheting up’ attacks on the U.S." PBS NewsHour 1/3/2020
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SUMMARY: When the U.S. military killed an elite Iranian general in Iraq on Friday, Washington called it self-defense, while Tehran called it a crime -- and vowed vengeance. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the evidence that Qassam Soleimani presented an imminent threat to American lives and why his assassination “had to be done.”
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"U.S.-Iran tensions: a diplomatic quagmire for the Middle East" PBS NewsHour 1/4/2020
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SUMMARY: Iran is vowing revenge after U.S. airstrikes on Friday killed the country’s military leader Qassem Suleimani. Thousands of American troops are heading to the Middle East as tensions with Tehran escalate. Douglas Ollivant, former Director for Iraq at the National Security Council under the Bush and Obama administrations, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the diplomatic fallout.
"Anger in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters mourn Suleimani" PBS NewsHour 1/5/2020
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SUMMARY: Members of Hezbollah and their supporters gathered on Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, to mourn the death of Iran's top military leader, General Qassem Suleimani, who was killed by a U.S. military airstrike on Friday in Iraq. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson reports on how Iran’s most powerful proxy group is responding to the loss of their revered hero.
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