The Middle East is dominating this week's headlines.

On Consider This, we dive into what's at stake in a war between Israel and Iran.

Plus, we take a look back at the Iraq War and Lessons from 2003.

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European Union leaders met with Iranian officials in Geneva today,

urging the country to stop its nuclear program.

But an agreement wasn't reached. Iran is asking Israel to

stop bombing them, but President Trump says it's tough to ask a country to stop when they're in

the middle of a war. Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danone, says his country won't apologize

for confronting the global threat from Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Let there be no misunderstanding. That is not just Israel's fight. This fight is for everyone across

the world. Iranian missiles can already reach parts of Europe and soon they could reach the eastern shores of the U.S.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration says, as of now, it's not providing planes to get Americans out of Iran.

They are urging U.S. citizens in that country to get out any way they can.

The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says it appears Iran's most fortified nuclear

site is still untouched by Israel's bombing campaign. As in peers, Jeff Romfield reports, he also

warned against further attacks on nuclear sites. Speaking before the UN Security Council, the head

of the International Atomic Energy Agency

said that Iran's most fortified uranium enrichment site appears to remain untouched by Israeli bombs.

The site is located south of Tehran inside a mountain, and it's known as Fordo.

The agency is not aware of any damage at Fordo at this time.

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