Iran is striking back at Israel, unleashing a barrage of missiles in retaliation for the Israeli assault on Tehran and other parts of the country. Israel wants to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability. 

With fears growing that the crisis could escalate in the region, the United Nations Security Council scheduled an emergency session on Friday.   

Joining the discussion: 

• Kaveh Afrasiabi is an Iranian-American political scientist & author specializing in Iran’s foreign & nuclear affairs. 
• Dan Arbell is a veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service and currently Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for Israeli Studies at American University.  
• Jamal Abdi is president of the National Iranian American Council.