Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday I look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. This week media – old and new – were filled with images of explosions in the Middle East after the United States and Israel started bombing Iran, triggering ferocious retaliation against Iran’s neighbours. “Trump had no choice,” argued one Swiss newspaper, while another feared the negative consequences of the US president’s “risky gamble”. Help us improve the press review As a reader of our weekly press review, your feedback is important to us. Please take two minutes to answer a short survey and help us improve our journalism. This survey is anonymous and all data is confidential. 👉 [Take the survey] On Saturday the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military conflict. Swiss newspapers agree on balance that something had to be done …