Oliver Stone’s American history: ‘We’re Not Under Threat. We are the Threat’

Oliver Stone’s American history: ‘We’re Not Under Threat. We are the Threat’

The Hollywood movie director has turned his cameras on the assassination of John F Kennedy, the Vietnam War and the 9/11 attacks. But, when researching his television series, The Untold History of the United States, it was American exploits in the Middle East that left him with the most lasting impression, he told Middle East…

China Keeps Grip on South China Sea with Patrols from Sansha Outpost Driving Off Hundreds of Foreign Ships

China Keeps Grip on South China Sea with Patrols from Sansha Outpost Driving Off Hundreds of Foreign Ships

City set up to administer disputed islands and atolls has driven off more than 370 foreign vessels from the contested waters, mayor reports. China’s outpost of Sansha in the South China Sea has sent vessels to drive away at least 370 foreign ships from disputed waters in the area in recent years, according to an…

Russia expels 2 U.S. diplomats in fallout over bizarre embassy fracas

Russia expelled two U.S. diplomats in retaliation for a similar move against two Russian diplomats stemming from a bizarre fracas last month between a U.S. diplomat and a Russian guard at the entrance to the U.S. embassy compound in Moscow.The Russian foreign ministry, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, said in a statement Saturday that one of the expelled U.S. diplomats was involved in the embassy confrontation June 6. Another diplomat…

Revealed: Iran’s Khomeini had secret dealings with US in 1979

Revealed: Iran’s Khomeini had secret dealings with US in 1979

Newly declassified files show that Ayatollah Khomeini, who led Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, had a secret channel of communication with the United States, and even sent a personal letter to US President Jimmy Carter. On January 16, 1979, after nearly a year of street clashes and protests against his leadership, the king of…