News. Views. Hughes - April 22, 2019 (17:00 ET)

Iran threatens to block main oil route

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo says the US will sanction any country that continues to buy Iranian oil, removing exceptions he extended last year to seven countries, some of which have since reduced their Iranian oil imports to zero. Iranian officials say the US lacks the power to enforce the sanctions and world leaders have condemned Pompeo’s plan. RT America’s Dan Cohen reports. Then former Governor Lincoln Chafee (D-Rhode Island) joins Scottie Nell Hughes to share his insights.

Death toll nears 300 in Sri Lanka’s bombings

Another explosion went off in Sri Lanka on Monday, following a coordinated series of deadly bombings at hotels and churches that killed 290 people on Easter Sunday. Officials declared a state of emergency and arrested 24 people in connection with the terrorist attacks. International officials warned Sri Lanka that an attack was imminent weeks in advance but due to governmental dysfunction, the leaders of the country did not receive the information. RT America’s Sara Montes de Oca joins News.Views.Hughes with the details.