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Mohammed bin Salman, now Saudi Arabia's crown prince, meets with President Trump in the Oval Office on March 14. Crown Prince Mohammed is seen as the driving force behind the kingdom's aggressive campaign to counter Iran throughout the Middle East.

Saudi's Young Crown Prince Takes The Kingdom On A Wild Ride

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is revolutionizing the way the kingdom does business at home. He's also shaking up the entire region as he confronts Iran on multiple fronts.

Search and rescue workers at the crash site of a Ukrainian Boeing 737 outside Tehran, Iran. The plane crashed just after takeoff, killing all 176 aboard.

Ukrainian Jetliner Crashes Near Tehran Airport, Killing All 176 Aboard

The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after takeoff on Wednesday. Iranian officials said the likely cause was mechanical problems.

Troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division prepare to deploy to the Middle East on Saturday at Fort Bragg, N.C.

War Powers Resolution On Iran Is Latest Attempt By Congress To Reclaim Clout

The House is expected to vote on a War Powers Resolution that could force the president to pull back U.S. troops from hostilities with Iran. The catch: it would have to be veto-proof.

Hosea Williams and John Lewis confront troopers on Bloody Sunday, in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

INDEPENDENT LENS: I Am Not Your Negro

Airs Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

People crowd the streets in Tehran on Monday to pay respects to Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed last week in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad.

Ayatollah Weeps And Iranians Rail Against U.S. During Funeral For Slain Commander

Caskets holding the bodies of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others killed in a U.S. drone strike last week in Iraq were paraded though the streets of Tehran as mourners chanted "death to America."

During a funeral procession at Revolution Square in Tehran on Monday, crowds surround the coffins of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others killed in Iraq by a U.S. drone strike.

Ayatollah Weeps And Iranians Rail Against U.S. During Funeral For Slain Commander

Caskets holding the bodies of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others killed in a U.S. drone strike last week in Iraq were paraded though the streets of Tehran as mourners chanted "death to America."

Iran announced Sunday that it will no longer limit its enrichment of uranium under the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is seen here in Tehran in September 2019.

Iran Abandons Nuclear Deal Limitations In Wake Of Soleimani Killing

The announcement came in response to the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Tehran says it will continue to cooperate with international atomic monitors.

The canine character of Duke is voiced by actor Jeff Goldblum in Wes Anderson's stop motion animated film, "Isle of Dogs."

Jeff Goldblum Talks About Voicing A Dog For Wes Anderson

Stop motion animated feature 'Isle of Dogs' opens Wednesday

The Swedish Academy's Permanent Secretary Sara Danius talks to journalists as she leaves a meeting at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday.

Head Of Swedish Academy Steps Down Over Handling Of Sex Abuse Allegations

Permanent Secretary Sara Danius resigned on Thursday from the institution that awards the Nobel Prize for literature.

In this photo provided by the Iranian Students' News Agency, flag-draped coffins of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others who were killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike are carried on a truck surrounded by mourners in the Iranian city of Ahvaz on Sunday.

In A Day Of Turmoil, Repercussions Of Soleimani Killing Grow More Widespread

Within a matter of hours, Iraq moved to expel U.S. forces; the U.S. said it would pause the fight against ISIS in Iraq; and Iran signaled it will stop abiding by limits of the 2015 nuclear deal.

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