With ongoing tension between Egypt's military-backed interim government and supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi, the international community is stepping in to mediate. Just today, Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham traveled to Egypt, the latest U.S. officials to visit the region.
NPR Correspondent Kelly McEvers, who has been covering the Middle East from bases in Egypt and surrounding countries for the last three years, joined MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reportsand Washington Post diplomatic correspondent Anne Gearan this afternoon to discuss what's happening in the area. Watch the video here:
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