News Sources: U.S. Warns Iran

A confrontation between three U.S. Navy warships and five Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz almost triggered an exchange of gunfire, and if it happens again there may be a battle, the president's top security aide says. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online a the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges, including the following (click on the names for contact information):

Shelley Deane - Assistant Professor Government/Legal Studies - Deane is an expert on the Middle East, security and has negotiated peace agreements involving Israel Palestine, Northern Ireland, the PLO and associated groups. She received has been interviewed by NPR, the AP, the Los Angeles Times and others.

Fawaz Gerges - Professor of Middle East Studies, Sarah Lawrence College - A MacArthur Fellow, Gerges studies Arab politics, militant Islamic movements, the Arab-Israeli peace process and America's relations with the Arab world. He is the author of America and Political Islam: Clash of Cultures or Clash of Interests? and The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global. He has contributed to major foreign affairs publications and newspapers.

Douglas Stuart - Professor of Political Science/Director of Clarke Center, Dickinson College - Stuart can address American foreign policy, international relations theory, U.S. national security, NATO, U.S. foreign policy decision making, and U.S. defense policies.