The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries. 

• Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility and energy sites in the UAE, following an Israeli attack on Iran's South Pars gas field 
• Top national security and intelligence officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the war with Iran 
• A major investigation by The New York Times has revealed allegations that the late labor icon Cesar Chavez sexually abused and raped women and girls