welcome back. i am yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. let's start with the top stories. breaking news out of the middle east, attacks across iran. most information coming from state media and unconfirmed. several attackers reported to storm parliament and fired shots inside. state tv says one of the attackers has blown himself up. a suicide bomber targeted the shrine of ayatollah khomeini. it is not clear who is behind the attacks. more on this story as it comes in. they identify thean t attack a police officer with a hammer near the notre dame cathedral in paris. they tell nbc news the attacker was described as a journalism student of algerian descent, unknown to french authorities at the time of the attack.