18+ min ago  (247+ words) QUESTION: Is it true that the Shia of Iran consider women to be animals? Should we not destroy that government? ANSWER: No, the idea that Shia Islam considers women to be animals is a false and offensive claim that runs…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1318+ words) In Western Civilization, Christian ethics still, in some ways, dominate society. Murder is wrong. Stealing is wrong. Lying is wrong. Iran is dominated by Shiite Muslims who, at heart, embrace Taqiyya, or religious dissimulation, in ways Sunni Muslims tend to…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (778+ words) As the United States turns its focus away from Asia and dials in on the Middle East, China is reportedly ramping up its deployment of naval power on the high seas. The Chinese navy and coast guard have deployed 100 vessels…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (279+ words) By Bo Erickson and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) " President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the U. S. will have the Strait of "Hormuz "open fairly soon" but did not elaborate "and acknowledged that it will not be an easy…...

9+ hour, 47+ min ago  (347+ words) The Price of Peace May Be a Persian Gulf Oil Toll Welcome back to Friday! This is our toll-free selection of news items from the past seven days that we thought deserved more attention. This week, the war almost escalated…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago  (457+ words) This week, the United States announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. "The new Iranian regime understood that a deal was far better than the fate that awaited them. Our warfighters made history with their overwhelming victory on the battlefield," said…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (788+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters) " The White House considered but decided against a national televised address by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday about his ceasefire deal with Iran, with some aides and advisers privately voicing concern about potentially overselling the still-nascent agreement,…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (225+ words) If Iran doesn't negotiate towards a peace resolution, the US plans to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Then the Iranians can block what they want, but we're not going to let anything out of the Strait of Hormuz, including Chinese…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1304+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hornswoggled President Trump into attacking Iran with a "farcical" presentation that suggested toppling the regime would be easy, or as the a top neoconservative said in 2002 about invading and subduing Iraq, a "cakewalk." The stunning…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (777+ words) By Simon Lewis and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) " A U. S. team led by Vice President JD Vance left for Islamabad on Friday for weekend talks with Iran, even as both sides accused each other of breaking commitments made to secure…...