What began as a relentless U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iran has turned into a wider crisis as the disruption of the world’s oil markets spreads beyond the Middle East.

Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what we know about the players involved in the fighting.

Guest: Eric Schmitt (https://www.nytimes.com/by/eric-schmitt) , a national security correspondent for The New York Times based in Washington.