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Wednesday

U.S. Negotiator's Plan For Iran Nuclear Deal: Tweak, Don't Delete

Attendees hold signs and cheer during a Tea Party Patriots rally against the Iran nuclear deal in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 9, 2015. Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Negotiator's Plan For Iran Nuclear Deal: Tweak, Don't Delete

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Hook, the U.S. diplomat who is leading negotiations with the Europeans over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to make it more palatable to the Trump administration.

U.S. Negotiator's Plan For Iran Nuclear Deal: Tweak, Don't Delete

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Tuesday

Iran's Foreign Minister: Renegotiating Nuclear Deal Would Damage U.S. Credibility

Mohammad Javad Zarif, the foreign minister of Iran, poses for a portrait. Elias Williams for NPR hide caption

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The Two-Way

Iran's Foreign Minister: Renegotiating Nuclear Deal Would Damage U.S. Credibility

Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, said no one will trust the United States to stick to an international agreement if it goes back on the nuclear deal.

Iran's Foreign Minister: Renegotiating Nuclear Deal Would Damage U.S. Credibility

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Wednesday

Tillerson Vs. Pompeo: What Trump's Cabinet Shake-Up Might Mean For Policy

CIA Director Mike Pompeo (right) is President Trump's choice to replace Rex Tillerson, who has been fired as secretary of state. Chris Kleponis/Pool/Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Tillerson Vs. Pompeo: What Trump's Cabinet Shake-Up Might Mean For Policy

If confirmed, CIA Director Mike Pompeo would be a very different secretary of state than his predecessor, Rex Tillerson. Here is where they stand on North Korea, Iran, trade and chemistry with Trump.

Friday

Trump Threatened To Kill The Iran Nuclear Deal. But The Deal Wins — For Now

President Trump announced he would not recertify the Iran nuclear deal and warned that the U.S. could withdraw from it "at any time." Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Threatened To Kill The Iran Nuclear Deal. But The Deal Wins — For Now

For all his denunciations of the Iran nuclear deal, the president passed up a chance to exit from it. While the deal stays in place for now, plenty of questions remain about what might happen next.

Trump's Refusal To Recertify Sets Off Reconsideration Of Iran Nuclear Deal

President Trump on Friday stated that the Iran nuclear deal is not in the best interests for the security of the United States, but stopped short of withdrawing from the 2015 agreement. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's Refusal To Recertify Sets Off Reconsideration Of Iran Nuclear Deal

President Trump's decision not to recertify the Iran nuclear deal opens the door for Congress to reevaluate the agreement. Foreign affairs analyst Jonathan Wachtel says the time is right to do so.

Trump Calls Iran Nuclear Deal 'Unacceptable,' But Leaves U.S. In It For Now

President Trump announces he will not recertify the Iran nuclear deal on Friday, ahead of Sunday's deadline. The deal is still in effect, but the president is pushing for a new strategy. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Calls Iran Nuclear Deal 'Unacceptable,' But Leaves U.S. In It For Now

"We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror and the very real threat of Iran's nuclear breakout," President Trump said on Friday.

Thursday

Wednesday

What Is — And Isn't — Covered By The Iranian Nuclear Deal

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani delivers a speech during the opening session of the new Parliament in Tehran in 2016. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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What Is — And Isn't — Covered By The Iranian Nuclear Deal

The 2015 nuclear deal raised hopes that Iran might act in a more moderate fashion. But many of Iran's more provocative moves, including ballistic missile tests, aren't subject to the agreement.

What Is — And Isn't — Covered By The Iranian Nuclear Deal

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Wednesday

Access To Military Sites Debated As White House Reconsiders Iran Nuclear Deal

President Hassan Rouhani addresses Iran's Parliament on Aug. 20. He said the top foreign policy priority for his new government would be to protect the nuclear deal. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Access To Military Sites Debated As White House Reconsiders Iran Nuclear Deal

Critics say inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are failing to routinely inspect military sites where potential nuclear fuel could be diverted to a covert nuclear weapons program.

Monday

State Department Certifies Iran's Compliance With Nuclear Deal

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at a 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report ceremony at the State Department, in June. On Monday, Tillerson recertified Iran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

State Department Certifies Iran's Compliance With Nuclear Deal

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Congress that Tehran is sticking to the 2015 deal that has been harshly criticized by President Trump.

Thursday

When Iran Heads To The Polls, A Stark — If Limited — Choice Awaits

A woman in Tehran stands in front of a wall plastered with posters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, whose re-election bid will have its decisive moment Friday — unless, of course, the voting results in a runoff. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

When Iran Heads To The Polls, A Stark — If Limited — Choice Awaits

President Rouhani's re-election bid has hit a steep challenge from hard-liner Ebrahim Raisi. Though Ayatollah Khamenei will remain supreme leader, the choice still marks a crossroads. Here's a primer.

Wednesday

Iran Sticks To Nuclear Deal, But U.S. Says It Will Review Sanctions

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, pictured in Moscow last week, says Iran has been abiding by a 2015 nuclear agreement. But he told Congress in a letter that the Trump administration was reviewing the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Iran to determine if that was in U.S. interests. Ivan Sekretarev/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Iran Sticks To Nuclear Deal, But U.S. Says It Will Review Sanctions

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tells Congress that the Trump administration will take another look at sanctions to see if lifting them was in line with U.S. national security interests.