Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said over the weekend that the U.S. military may strike again in Iran if the Islamic Republic retaliates for the killing of Qassem Soleimani.
To break down the latest headlines, and how this international event may affect a domestic policy-heavy 2020 race, WGBH reporter Adam Reilly and Joanna Weiss, editor of Experience magazine, joined Boston Public Radio on Monday.
"It's been striking, when you look back, this has been so far a very domestic-centered primary," said Weiss. "The one leading candidate who maybe has something to say about foreign policy, might be Pete Buttigieg because he's actually served in the military, but he doesn't have any foreign policy experience ... (Foreign policy) has been part of Joe Biden's talking points from the outset."
While Biden has the most depth of foreign policy experience in the 2020 field, Reilly noted some candidates may use Biden's foreign policy experience against him by bringing attention to his votes on the Iraq war.
"It could help Joe Biden but I'm thinking back (to a recent democratic debate) where Bernie Sanders made a point of saying 'Hey Joe Biden, remember when you totally got it wrong on the Iraq war,' and Biden didn't really have a comeback to it," said Reilly. "So for people who like the idea -- which Trump pushed to some extent in his last campaign -- who like the idea of us just saying let's get out of there let's not do this anymore, we've spent too much we've lost too many lives, I could imagine seeing a bump for Sanders."
