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Israel Strikes Back at Iran, Will This Calm or Inflame Tensions?

Israel Strikes Back at Iran, Will This Calm or Inflame Tensions?

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Israel and Iran have been trading attacks on each other for a week including, for the first time, attacks on each other’s territory. Will Israel’s latest retaliation be the end of this wave of hostilities, or will Iranian response bring the long-standing enemies closer to all-out war? We hear from NPR’s national security correspondent and our correspondent in Israel.

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