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After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats seemed at odds over policy toward Iran. Progressives demanded unified opposition before Donald Trump announced U.S. strikes against Tehran’s nuclear program, but party leaders were treading more cautiously. U.S. leaders of all stripes have found common ground for two decades on the position that Iran could not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. The longtime U.S. foe has supported groups that have killed Americans across the Mideast and threatened to destroy Israel. But Trump’s announcement on June 21 that the U.S....

His public statements have repeatedly framed Tehran’s atomic ambitions as an urgent and growing threat, a view that has shaped both Israel’s national security posture and its dealings with the United States. Netanyahu began issuing such alerts in the early 1990s, during his time as a member of Israel’s parliament. In a 1992 speech to the Knesset, he suggested that Iran was within three to five years of achieving independent nuclear weapons production. He would go on to reaffirm that assessment in his 1995 book, Fighting Terrorism, arguing that Iran’s nuclear intentions posed a dire challenge to global security....

Farmers, cattle ranchers, and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief recently when Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job. “There was finally a sense of calm,” said Rebecca Shi, CEO of the American Business Immigration Coalition. That respite did not last long. On June 18, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin declared, “There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine (immigration enforcement) efforts. Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our...

Adam Greenfield was home nursing a cold when his girlfriend raced in to tell him Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles were pulling up in their trendy San Diego neighborhood. The author and podcast producer grabbed his iPhone and bolted out the door barefoot, joining a handful of neighbors recording masked agents raiding a popular Italian restaurant nearby, as they yelled at the officers to leave. An hour later, the crowd had grown to nearly 75 people, with many in front of the agents’ vehicles. “I couldn’t stay silent,” Greenfield said. “It was literally outside of my front door.” More...

It is official. All seven members of the massively popular K-pop group BTS have completed South Korea’s mandatory military service. Rapper Suga was the last of the bandmates to be released on June 21, after fulfilling his duty as a social service agent, an alternative to serving in the military that he reportedly chose due to a shoulder injury. BTS’ entertainment agency said no events are planned for Suga’s release out of concern for overcrowding. The six others, RM, V, Jimin, Jung Kook, Jin, and j-hope, served in the army. Earlier in June, four members of BTS, RM, V,...

When the film “Jaws” hit theaters in the summer of 1975, it did more than break box office records. It broke the nerve of the American public. Viewers staggered out of cinemas, suddenly afraid to dip their toes in the ocean. Beach towns reported real drops in tourism. Parents kept children in the shallows, and even experienced swimmers second-guessed every shadow beneath the waves. With its ominous score and “shark-that-you-don’t-see” terror, “Jaws” tapped into a primal fear and changed how movies reached audiences. Its premiere unleashed the era of the summer blockbuster and rewrote Hollywood’s release calendar for decades...