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The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.

By: Julian E. Barnes， Ronen Bergman， Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager —
The killing of Iran’s supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.

A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at the compound of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela

By: Rebecca F. Elliott， Emiliano Rodríguez Mega， Eric Schmitt and Michael Levenson —
The president met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.

President Trump and members of his cabinet at a meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday.

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U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela

By: Eric Schmitt —
The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.

The strike, conducted at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, had targeted a boat sailing along a “known narco-trafficking route” in the eastern Pacific.

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Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat

By: Edward Wong， Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt —
Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance.

An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Budget Cuts

By: Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt —
The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border this month. He named military operations at the border as an exception to the proposed cuts.

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Defense Secretary Austin Kept White House in the Dark About His Hospitalization

By: Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt —
Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement Saturday night saying, “I take full responsibility for my decision about disclosure.”

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was admitted to intensive care on Monday. The White House learned of it on Thursday.

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Ukrainians Embrace Cluster Munitions, but Are They Helping?

By: Lara Jakes and Eric Schmitt —
The weapons, banned by most countries over human rights concerns, are “not a magic wand,” but some Ukrainian troops say they are making a difference in fighting Russian forces.

A Ukrainian soldier firing a 155 mm howitzer, the type of weapon used to launch cluster munitions, in the Donetsk region in March.

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