1. Facing an intensifying confrontation with Iran, President Trump has few appealing options.

His last-minute decision to pull back from a retaliatory strike on Iran underscored the larger, more complex showdown over containing its nuclear program, our national security correspondent writes. The administration is relying first on economic sanctions, but it has recently conducted cyberattacks and continues to weigh military options.

Our reporters broke down what happened leading up to the president’s late reversal.

And after an unmanned U.S. drone was shot down, some in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards saw the incident as a vindication, and resented that Americans had belittled their prowess.