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Apr 2024
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History professor Justin Fantauzzo discu...

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Israel and Iran have been waging a covert war for years, and as the the world waits to see if Israel and Iran will go head to head, there is fear that this tension could spark a wider regional conflict in the area.

Today, MUN history professor and Modern Middle East scholar Justin Fantauzzo joined us in studio.

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