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| Title | Date published | ||
| Trump's belated case for war in Iran | 2026-04-02 | ||
| Live Q&A: Trump on Hormuz; Lebanon, counterattacks, the intel beat, and more | 2026-03-31 | ||
| Trump's Hormuz plan / troops to Mideast / Iran peace ‘talks’? | 2026-03-26 | ||
| Top Swedish General: NATO 'heeding the call' on its new reality | 2026-03-25 | ||
| Inside a secret Pentagon effort to bring AI to the battlefield | 2026-03-23 | ||
| Introducing Sources & Methods | 2025-08-25 |