An Assassination in Minnesota and a Growing War Between Israel and Iran

During a dark and tumultuous weekend, two shootings in Minnesota left one lawmaker dead and another seriously injured. Overseas, Israel and Iran traded devastating strikes back and forth in what some fear is a new phase of violence in the Middle East. Ernesto Londoño explains what we know about the violence in Minnesota, and Farnaz Fassihi discusses what appears to be an all-out war between Israel and Iran.

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