Israel’s series of military successes against its longtime adversary Hezbollah had raised the question of whether the militant group’s backer, Iran, would retaliate. On Tuesday, that question was answered, when Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel.

Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The Times, and Farnaz Fassihi, The Times’s United Nations bureau chief, discuss how they see events developing from here.

Guest:

Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.
Farnaz Fassihi, the United Nations bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading:

Fiery balls of light could be seen falling from the sky over Jerusalem and loud explosions could be heard in Tel Aviv and other areas as Iran launched 180 ballistic missiles at Israel.
After the missile attack, Israel may be more prepared to risk war with Iran.

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