The Trump administration has not officially announced the deployment of F-22's to Israel, and U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military forces in the region, declined to comment - WSJ
Using Israeli air bases would allow the U.S. to disperse its warplanes across multiple locations instead of concentrating air power at just a few regional bases, U.S. officials tell the WSJ
There are still US naval resources that are more than a week away from being in position for a possible attack on Iran, a source tells Politico
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents has shot two people in Portland - ABC
BREAKING: A U.S. official says Russia has dispatched a submarine and other naval assets to escort the empty, rusting formerly known Bella 1 oil tanker
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BREAKING: Venezuela’s interim authorities will turn over 30–50 million barrels of oil, Trump says
NEW: Pentagon tells AP at least 7 U.S. service members were injured in Saturday’s operation in Caracas. Two are still recovering, while five have returned to duty.
Sources say Trump has “no blueprint” for what comes next in Venezuela after Maduro’s capture, describing the approach as day-by-day - The Telegraph
A U.S. State Department official says the Trump administration is making preliminary plans to reopen the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, with early preparations underway in case Trump decides to return American diplomats to Venezuela - The Telegraph
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Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of Russian seaborne oil after the U.S. imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow’s two largest oil companies, sources say - Reuters
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Donald Trump no longer plans to meet Putin in Hungary, the White House confirms - The Telegraph
Poland is preparing to amend its law on military deployments abroad to allow its forces to shoot down Russian objects, such as drones, over Ukraine without prior NATO or EU approval - Euractiv
NEW: Chinese drone experts have repeatedly traveled to Russia to help sanctioned arms maker IEMZ Kupol develop military drones, sources and documents reveal. Kupol also received shipments of Chinese-made attack/surveillance drones - Reuters
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BREAKING: India is responding to Pakistani military action, Indian official says - CNN
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Trump is making Mike Waltz the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Marco Rubio to serve as interim National Security Advisor while remaining Secretary of State
NEW: Politico reports from 3 sources that Steve Witkoff is lead candidate to replace NSA Waltz.
CBS/FOX News reports that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and deputy Alex Wong are leaving their positions. No details given yet.
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Mazloum Abdi, the General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and Ahmed Shar’a, the President of Syria, have announced an agreement in which the SDF will become part of Syria’s state security apparatus
Discussions about the withdrawal of US troops from all NATO states that joined the alliance after 1990 are one of the goals of the talks between Russia and the US, an Eastern European security official tells BILD
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Russian officials were caught off guard by Trump’s pivot toward Moscow - WSJ
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BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died
NEW: Israel’s foreign minister confirms strikes on suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria to prevent them from falling into hostile hands – AP
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BREAKING: Israeli ground forces passed the demilitarized zone and crossed into Syrian territory for the first time since 1973, Israeli officials say - NYT
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NEW: Iran is conducting a general evacuation from Syria, including IRGC personnel, commanders, diplomatic staff, and Iranian civilians - NYT
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President Biden has decided to pardon his son Hunter
Large scale Israeli attacks earlier in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh
