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Iran Offers A Rare Peek At An Underground 'Missile City'

Iran's Revolutionary Guards invited television cameras to have a look at what appeared to be long-range ballistic missiles, which have been a source of recent tension with the U.S.

Shiite rebels hold posters of late Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr at a protest Thursday in Sanaa, Yemen. The cleric's execution by Saudi Arabia on Saturday sparked a dramatic deterioration in relations between Saudi and Iran.

Iran Claims Saudi-Led Coalition Hit Its Embassy In Yemen

As tension boils between the two regional powers, witnesses say it's not clear that Iran's embassy sustained damage, or was even hit.

SD County High School Grads Get Diplomas

Its graduation week for high schools across San Diego County. Almost seven thousand seniors in the San Diego Unified School District got their diplomas yesterday. KPBS Education Reporter Ana Tintocali

Iran's president Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech last July. He has condemned the attack on the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran, but the episode gave the appearance that he's unable to keep hardliners in check.

The Potential Losers In The Iran-Saudi Arabia Feud

The bitter rivalry may be more bad news for the long-suffering people of Syria. Also, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has come off looking ineffectual.

Kuwait Recalls Ambassador From Iran Over Saudi Rift

Kuwait also summoned Iran's ambassador Tuesday to give him a note of protest over the failure to protect Saudi Arabia's diplomatic missions.

Reservoir Caretaker Doug Billingsley tests water levels at windswept Chambers Lake near Cameron Pass, Co.

As Technology Marches On, Reservoir Caretakers Stay At Their Posts

When it comes to dam safety, human eyes are still one of the best tools to recognize problems — so in some areas, workers live in remote locations to watch over the water supply.

Amid violence in the Middle East, FRONTLINE’s two-hour special traces Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s (pictured) path to power, and his high-stakes fight with President Barack Obama over Iran’s nuclear program.

FRONTLINE: Netanyahu At War

Airs Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Sudan And Bahrain Join Saudi Arabia, Cutting Diplomatic Ties With Iran

Announcing the move Monday, Bahrain said it is responding to "sinful cowardly attacks" on Saudi Arabia's embassy and a consulate in Iran.

Iranian security forces stand guard as protesters demonstrate outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran. The crowd was decrying the execution of Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, a prominent Saudi Shiite cleric, by Saudi authorities — an execution that has heightened sectarian tensions in the region.

Saudi Arabia, Iran Face Off As Sectarian Tensions Escalate After Executions

A cold war in the Middle East just turned a lot hotter. Saudi Arabia, a Sunni power, and Iran, a Shiite one, have long been bitter rivals, but always maintained diplomatic relations — until now.

Iranian riot police block a street leading to the Saudi embassy as protesters hold portraits of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr during a demonstration against his execution by Saudi authorities on Sunday in Tehran.

Saudi Arabia Severs Diplomatic Ties With Iran

Saudi Arabia's execution of Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr has inflamed sectarian conflict and been strongly condemned by Iran. Now the Saudis have ordered Iranian diplomats out of the country.

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