Ships are avoiding the Suez Canal at great expense; Iran has launched attacks in Iraq and Pakistan; Israel is exchanging fire with Hezbollah as well as Hamas—has the regional conflict that leaders were worried about already begun?

Guest: Josh Keating, senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and world news with a focus on the future of international conflict.

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Are We at War in the Middle East?