No movement or group in history had indeed seen an alliance against it like that which faced ISIS, and here I am referring to the military, ideological, and the popular international coalition against.

Israel’s bold move of blowing up the Iranian power station, Natanz, was preceded by a series of connected events. Last Saturday, Iran defiantly announced that it had switched on the new centrifuges in Natanz, which would enable it to enrich uranium 50 times faster than the old ones.

In March, the boy’s hockey team at Minnesota’s Hill-Murray School was on the way to defending its championship title. But on the verge of the state tournament, it got bad news: A player from a previous opponent had tested positive for Covid-19.