An Idaho woman whose daughter is stuck in the Middle East spoke to Boise State Public Radio as the U.S. and Iran escalate their military actions in the Persian Gulf.
Allie Garvin grew up in the Treasure Valley and is now a Petroleum Engineering student at Texas A&M. In January, she went to their Qatari campus in Doha for a semester abroad.
Saturday, in response to the U.S .and Israeli bombings, Iran launched retaliatory strikes in neighboring countries. Qatar has closed its airspace and Allie remains stranded. Her mother, Roberta Garvin, shared her story.