Investigators in the U.S. search for motives in three recent instances of targeted attacks, and whether they are related to the war in Iran.
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Odette Yousef
Odette Yousef is a National Security correspondent focusing on extremism.
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.