One billion views. It's a number that the film industry has never attached to a movie trailer before — until Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Released on March 17, the trailer cleared the billion mark in just four days, with WaveMetrix confirming 1.1 billion views by Tuesday. Tom Holland's web-slinger has outdone everyone, including himself.
In its first day, the trailer racked up 718.6 million views...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly called on Gulf nations to make a fundamental choice between their alliance with the United States and their own security and development. His message, delivered as the Iran-US war surpassed its first month, frames the conflict as a question of sovereign self-interest for Gulf governments. Tehran is clearly pursuing a strategy of peeling Gulf nations away from Washington...