10 things you need to know today: March 20, 2015

ISIS claims it was behind the Tunisian museum massacre, Obama urges young Iranians to support a nuclear deal, and more

A Tunisian policeman guards the entrance to Tunis' Bardo museum.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Christophe Ena))

1. ISIS claims responsibility for Tunisian museum massacre

The Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for a Wednesday attack on a Tunisian museum that left 20 foreign tourists and three Tunisians dead. ISIS called the attack "the first drop of rain" in the northern African nation, although there was no proof of its involvement. Tunisia said it had arrested nine people in connection with the attack, and that it would deploy soldiers to major cities to ramp up security against terrorists. The foreign victims came from Japan, Italy, Spain, and the U.K.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.