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Iranian emergency services arrive at the site where two explosions in quick succession struck a crowd marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani in the southern Iranian city of Kerman. The blasts, which state television called a "terrorist attack", came with tensions running high in the Middle East a day after Hamas number two was killed in a Beirut drone strike. -/MEHR NEWS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Iranian emergency services arrive at the site where two explosions in quick succession struck a crowd marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani in the southern Iranian city of Kerman. The blasts, which state television called a "terrorist attack", came with tensions running high in the Middle East a day after Hamas number two was killed in a Beirut drone strike.
-/MEHR NEWS/AFP via Getty ImagesTwin bombings in Iran and a senior Hamas leader killed in Lebanon are just two recent events that are prompting concern that the war between Israel and Hamas could be expanding to other parts of the Middle East.
NPR correspondents Jane Arraf and Peter Kenyon, both with deep experience in the region, talk to All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly about the days events, and what it could mean for the stability of the region going forward.
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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Megan Lim. It was edited by Tara Neill and Courtney Dorning.
