Unraveling the Gunman's Motives

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.

Guest:

• Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota, covering news in the Midwest.
• Farnaz Fassihi, the United Nations bureau chief for The New York Times, who also covers Iran and how countries around the world deal with conflicts in the Middle East.

Background reading: 

• Here’s a timeline of the Minnesota shootings.
• Israel and Iran traded attacks as the toll from their conflict mounts.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

Photo: Tim Gruber for The New York Times

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