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An elderly couple, Yaron and Ilana Moshe, were killed early Wednesday morning in Ramat Gan by a cluster missile as Iran continued to fire salvoes at Israel through the night and into the morning. From midnight to 8 a.m., there were four rounds of missile fire that caused injuries and damage to property.

Iran confirmed on Tuesday that Israel had assassinated overnight Ali Larijani, one of the most important remaining Iranian officials. Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, was the regime’s key figure after the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei by Israel on February 28. Berman weighs in on his significance and how this may affect the regime moving forward.

US President Donald Trump on Monday accused allies of showing low “enthusiasm” for the coalition he proposed to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most vital route for oil tankers. Berman discusses the different responses from NATO allies, China and India.

And finally, we speak about the blowback that Trump is facing within his own MAGA movement after US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent’s dramatic resignation letter.

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