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How Is The Conflict With Iran Reverberating In Congress And Beyond?

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In this aerial photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, who were killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike on Friday, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. The processions mark the first time Iran honored a single man with a multi-city ceremony. Not even Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who founded the Islamic Republic, received such a processional with his death in 1989. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
In this aerial photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, who were killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike on Friday, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. The processions mark the first time Iran honored a single man with a multi-city ceremony. Not even Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who founded the Islamic Republic, received such a processional with his death in 1989. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Here's the Radio Boston rundown for Jan. 6. Tiziana Dearing is our host.

  • WBUR Senior News Correspondent Kimberly Atkins and Andrew Bacevich, president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington, discuss the implications of escalating tensions in Iran, at home and abroad.
  • WBUR immigration reporter Shannon Dooling breaks down a story aboutnew documents that detail Boston Public Schools' relationship with federal immigration officials.
  • WBUR sports and society reporter Shira Springer and Boston Globe NFL reporter Ben Volin talk about what's next for the Patriots and Tom Brady after the weekend's playoff loss.

This program aired on January 6, 2020.

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