The U.S. killing of Iranian major general Qassem Soleimani last week is a sudden escalation of the tensions that have been playing out between the U.S. and Iran since the US pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. National security expert Leah West joins Tamara Khandaker to explain how we got here, how Iran might retaliate, and what's at stake for Canada.

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