The Heat: US-Iran Conflict | Tehran retaliates
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Iran has retaliated after the US launched an attack over the weekend on Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the southern part of the country. Iran responded by launching strikes at US sites in Jordan. This is the first time in a month that the US and Iran have exchanged fire.
Meanwhile, the crisis continues in Lebanon where more than 4,300 people have been killed since the latest assault by Israel that began in March. #Iran #LarakIsland #USwar #Trump #Israel #Lebanon
The #Heat Host: Anand Naidoo
Guests:
Ali Akbar Dareini is a researcher and writer at the Strategic Studies of Public Policy Journal in Tehran, and the Author of "Legitimate Deterrence"
Jamal Abdi is President of the National Iranian American Council.
Habib Battah is an independent journalist and the founder of the Beirut Report.
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