President Trump considers options against Iran, including a U.S. strike,
though the U.S. disagreed with the Israeli intelligence assessment around which it built its case for war.
There is no disagreement between experts, Israel or the United States,
that Iran is relatively close to getting a bomb if they wanted to go and get one.
You know, no one's disputing the facts.
They're disputing the assessment of what it means.
Plus, why new graduates are facing roughly the highest unemployment rate in a decade.
And how the U.S. is planning an audacious reboot of its nuclear energy program.
It's Tuesday, June 17th.
I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News,
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We begin this evening with the latest about the situation in the Middle East.
President Trump is escalating his rhetoric against Iran.
He called on the country to surrender without conditions to bring an end to its days-long conflict with Israel,
saying the U.S. knew the location of the country's leader but was choosing not to take any action.
Trump made the comments as the U.S. expanded its military footprint in the region.
Administration officials said that President Trump met with top advisers in the Situation Room today and is considering a range of options,
including a potential U.S. strike against Iran.
Israel and Iran continued to exchange fire,