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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Iran’s missile attack on Israel threatens to broaden conflict

    Iran’s second missile barrage against Israel this year escalates a regional conflict that could increase tensions among the U.S., China, and Russia

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 1, 2024 • 1 min read

    Iran’s second missile barrage against Israel this year escalates a regional conflict that could increase tensions among the U.S., China, and Russia

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    VP debate preview, Kim Gordon’s new music
    1. 0:00Iran’s missile attack on Israel threatens to broaden conflictYou’re reading this
    2. 10:23VP debate preview: Midwestern nice or attack dogs?
    3. 18:32Asheville underwater: NC town grapples with Hurricane Helene aftermath
    4. 27:26Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon is still experimenting artistically at 70
    5. 40:01Less is more: The new wave of breast reduction surgeries
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