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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula about the military planning underway in the U.S. amid the Israel-Iran conflict.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her executive director Emma Brown about political violence in the U.S. in the wake of the attack on Minnesota state legislators.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: It has been a day of diplomacy on Iran, with Iran's foreign minister meeting European counterparts in Geneva. But for now, Iran is still hurdling missiles into Israel, Israel ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: It has been a day of diplomacy on Iran, with Iran's foreign minister meeting European counterparts in Geneva. But for now, Iran is still hurdling missiles into Israel, Israel ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula about the military planning underway in the U.S. amid the Israel-Iran conflict.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: It has been a day of diplomacy on Iran, with Iran's foreign minister meeting European counterparts in Geneva. But for now, Iran is still hurdling missiles into Israel, Israel ...

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