News. Views. Hughes - December, 11 2019 (17:00 ET)

US slams Iran with yet more sanctions

The Trump administration issued an executive order to toughen already stringent sanctions against Iran, targeting the country's shipping lines and airlines. This comes on the heels of a high-profile prisoner exchange between Tehran and Washington. RT America's Rachel Blevins reports for News.Views.Hughes.

Turkey threatens to hold US nukes hostage

Ankara warned Washington that if it imposes sanctions over the purchase of the S-400 missile defense system and recent incursions into Syria, it could risk losing its access to Incirlik Air Base. Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof joins News.Views.Hughes to discuss. He argues that US attempts to rein in Turkey will drive the latter closer toward Russia.