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

<p>Plus, Tesla’s new Robotaxi. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/us/politics/trump-iran-decision-strikes.html" target="_blank"><strong>Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran</strong></a>, <i>by Mark Mazzetti, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/world/middleeast/iran-government-us-attack.html" target="_blank"><strong>Iranian Officials Try to Project Sense of Normalcy, Though Nothing Is Normal</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-interview-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘It Felt Like Kidnapping,’ Khalil Says in First Interview Since Release</strong></a>, <i>by Jonah E. Bromwich</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/weather/heat-wave-temperatures.html" target="_blank"><strong>Dangerous Heat Wave Expands Over Central and Eastern United States</strong></a>, <i>by Nazaneen Ghaffar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/business/tesla-robotaxi-service-austin.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tesla Begins Limited Robotaxi Service in Austin</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Ewing</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p>
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