What began as a relentless U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iran has turned into a wider crisis as the disruption of the world’s oil markets spreads beyond the Middle East.

Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what we know about the players involved in the fighting.

Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times based in Washington.

Background reading:

War with Iran has become the world’s latest economic hazard.
Follow updates on the fighting in the Middle East.

Photo: Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

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