Following the assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah figures the past two days, there are fears about a wider conflict engulfing the Middle East. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Steven A. Cook, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the prospects of an inflamed conflict in the region and whether or not the US has any leverage with Israel.
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