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Mar 14, 2026 - World

An answer by a California conservative, scrambling to keep his job in the House, was on the receiving end of rolled eyes on MS NOW on Saturday morning after he repeatedly ducked a question about US military potentially being deployed to Iran if Donald Trump’s war drags on.Appearing on “The Weekend," Rep. Kevin Kiley, who switched his affiliation from Republican to independent after redistricting put his job at risk, was asked by co-host Jackie Alemany, “A quick yes or no question, do you support boots on the ground in order to accomplish regime change?” “Obviously, we don't want to see that,’ Kiley demurred. “I don't think regime change is within the scope of the mission as it's been defined. I think there is a hope that if this can lead eventually to a free, a future of freedom and prosperity and human rights for the people of Iran, that would be a very good thing. But that is not the objective that the engagement is seeking to directly bring about.”“Yes or no on boots on the ground, sir,” a terse Eugene Daniels quickly fired back.“Well, obviously we don't want to see that,” Kiley parried as MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart looked on skeptically and Daniels rolled his eyes. “I mean, I think that, you know, when you're talking about a military engagement and active military operation, the commander in chief is never going to be categorically drawing lines” Kiley persisted. “But that sort of level of engagement would obviously be very different from the scope of the operation as it's been defined to date,” he added as all three hosts looked on stone-faced and then Daniels broke into a big smile. - YouTube youtu.be

Mar 14, 2026 - World

Closure of strait of Hormuz puts pressure on region’s economies amid growing resentment about conflict started by US and IsraelMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn eerie quiet hangs over Ras Al Khaimah’s industrial port. Usually a thriving maritime hub of the United Arab Emirates, now ships stand docked and silent. Not far out along the hazy horizon, a backlog of hundreds of tankers have lined up in recent days, halted along a waterway flooded with danger.Any vessel heading past Ras Al Khaimah out to the Arabian Sea must traverse the world’s most treacherous strip of water for shipping today: the strait of Hormuz. Just over 20 nautical miles from Ras Al Khaimah, two oil tankers heading for the strait were attacked by Iranian missiles this week, one catching fire. Continue reading...

Mar 14, 2026 - World

EU citizens with post-Brexit settlement status in UK will not have to present British passport to airlinesBritish dual nationals who are EU citizens with post-Brexit settlement status in the UK will not have to use a British passport to return to the UK, the Home Office has said in a significant U-turn on its controversial dual national border rules.The change, which critics say was “hidden away” on a government webpage, comes weeks after controversy erupted over the new rules that came into effect on 25 February. They require British dual nationals to present a British passport or certificate of entitlement, costing £589, before they board a plane to the UK. Continue reading...

Mar 14, 2026 - World

Vice President JD Vance is orchestrating a calculated political retreat from Trump's Iran war, carefully positioning himself to emerge unscathed if the conflict becomes a quagmire while simultaneously undermining his 2028 rival, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.According to New Republic analyst Alex Shephard, Vance's public tepidness masks a deliberate strategy: stay loyal enough to avoid Trump's wrath while privately signaling opposition to the war through carefully orchestrated leaks to sympathetic journalists.Publicly, Vance maintains plausible deniability. He insists the Iran war differs from Iraq and Afghanistan, declaring: "The idea that we're going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight—there is no chance that will happen." He attends dignified transfers of fallen service members and makes tepid public statements supporting the operation.But behind closed doors, the picture is starkly different. According to the New York Times, Vance "appeared to personally lean against military attacks" while simultaneously arguing that "a limited strike was a mistake. If the United States was going to hit Iran, he told the group, it should 'go big and go fast.'"This contradiction was no accident. Vance staked out a position he could later abandon without political cost—advocating for overwhelming force as a backdoor method of opposing the war itself. If things go badly, he can claim he opposed insufficient escalation, not the war itself.As the conflict deteriorated, Vance began rewriting his record. Citing two senior Trump officials, Politico reported Friday that Vance is now "skeptical," "worried about success," and actively "opposes" the war. The message, carefully laundered through anonymous officials, is unmistakable: none of this is Vance's responsibility.Shephard identifies the deeper calculation: Vance views early opposition to an unpopular war as a savvy long-term positioning move for 2028—especially since it simultaneously damages Rubio, his principal rival for the party's presidential nomination. If Iran becomes another Middle East quagmire, Rubio—a vocal hawk aligned with Trump—will suffer far greater political damage.It is, by any measure, a "brazenly self-serving maneuver "for a sitting vice president during wartime, prioritizing personal political advancement over loyalty to his president and party, Shaphard asserted.You can read more here.

Mar 14, 2026 - World

The U.S. flag was raised Saturday over its embassy in Venezuela for the first time since 2019, a move that highlighted the recent shift in relations between the two countries since former President Nicolas Maduro was captured by American troops in January.