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How Iran might retaliate after US bombing?

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, June 22, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to destroy the country’s nuclear program. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The US struck three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend in what our guest calls a watershed moment. Now what? And how did we get here? Dr. Micheline Ishay leads the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver.