NEW YORK — Britain has concluded that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday. He said the U.K. would consider taking part in a U.S.-led military effort to bolster the Gulf kingdom's defenses, while Iran's president announced plans for...
Feds Threaten University Funding Over Islam Focused Studies
The Trump administration is threatening to cut funding for a Middle East studies program run by the University of North Carolina and Duke University, arguing that it's misusing a federal grant to advance "ideological priorities" and unfairly promote "the positive aspects of Islam" but not Christianity or Judaism. An Aug....
Video Essay: Give Us a Voice
Most people around the world will never experience the types of freedom Americans are blessed with, says GV Wire producer Jamie Ouverson. From Rohingya Muslims in Southeast Asia to Palestinians in the Middle East, those who are born into less fortunate circumstances struggle to have their voices heard as they...
Analysis: Trump Moves Show Him to Be Unreliable Partner
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's abrupt decision against military strikes may have prevented open military conflict with Iran, but it also showed him anew to be an unpredictable, unreliable, partner at home and abroad. Trump won his job partly on his claims to be a great dealmaker. But the celebrity...
Trump: Strikes on Iran 'Cocked and Loaded,' Then Called Off
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was "cocked and loaded" to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone, but he canceled the strikes 10 minutes before they were to be launched after being told 150 people could die. Trump's tweeted statement raised several questions, including...
Senate Votes to Block Saudi Arms Sales as Trump Vows Veto
WASHINGTON — The Senate has voted to block the Trump administration from selling arms to Saudi Arabia, launching a new challenge to President Donald Trump's alliance with the country amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Trump has promised to veto the measures. The White House said stopping the sales...
Is U.S. News Media Covering Up Casualties Inflicted by Israel?
Author Alison Weir remembers supporting Israel as a young person growing up in a military family. "I was sympathetic to Israel," she said. "I had seen (the movie) 'Exodus' with Paul Newman and was aware of the Nazi atrocities." At the time, Weir paid little attention to the country's spiraling...
Tensions Rise as Iran Speeds Up Enrichment, US Sends Troops
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising pressure on Europeans trying to save the accord a year after the U.S. withdrawal lit the fuse for the heightened tensions now between Tehran and...
US, Iran Exchange Accusations in Wake of Attacks on Oil Tankers
The U.S. military released a video Friday it said showed Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the two oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting Tehran wanted to hide evidence of its alleged involvement.  Iran's president, meanwhile, assailed the Trump administration, accusing it of...
Walters: Slavery in 21st Century California? It's Real.
Some years ago, I was flying from Orange County to Sacramento and happened to sit next to a woman who was headed to a meeting in the capital on human trafficking. She told me she had escaped from an abusive marriage to a wealthy man in Pakistan and since coming...