A lot has happened in the Middle East since President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the US will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. On Thursday, Israel launched airstrikes inside Syria in response to what it said were Iranian rockets launched into the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from across the border in Syria. Host Marco Werman talks to The National’s Washington correspondent Joyce Karam about the airstrikes, the key players and their objectives.
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