Inside the U.S. Strikes on Iran, and a Dangerous Heat Wave Spreads

Plus, Tesla’s new Robotaxi. 

On Today’s Episode:

Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran, by Mark Mazzetti, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper

Iranian Officials Try to Project Sense of Normalcy, Though Nothing Is Normal, by Farnaz Fassihi

‘It Felt Like Kidnapping,’ Khalil Says in First Interview Since Release, by Jonah E. Bromwich

Dangerous Heat Wave Expands Over Central and Eastern United States, by Nazaneen Ghaffar

Tesla Begins Limited Robotaxi Service in Austin, by Jack Ewing

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