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Israeli warplanes this morning are striking Iran and Lebanon.

And the U.S.

is calling on its citizens to evacuate more than a dozen countries across the region as Iran retaliates.

Trump administration officials briefed top lawmakers in Congress on Monday about the U.S.

and Israeli war against Iran.

Here to talk through this is NPR congressional correspondent Barbara Spratt.

Hey, Barbara.

Hey, Leila.

Okay, so let's start with the briefing.

Now, we just heard from Senator Schumer that the briefing raised more questions than answers for him.