Why 🐵 NatSecAllTheTime picked: The U.S. military is planning for a possible surge of thousands of naval forces to the Middle East in coming weeks, as President Trump considers renewing strikes on Iran after the midterm elections, U.S. officials said.

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Exclusive: The Trump administration stripped tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from European and Middle Eastern countries and will give those funds instead to conservative-leaning governments in Latin America, U.S. officials said.
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Why 🐵 NatSecAllTheTime picked: The U.S. military is planning for a possible surge of thousands of naval forces to the Middle East in coming weeks, as President Trump considers renewing strikes on Iran after the midterm elections, U.S. officials said.

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Exclusive: The Trump administration stripped tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from European and Middle Eastern countries and will give those funds instead to conservative-leaning governments in Latin America, U.S. officials said.

A hotline between American and Soviet leaders helped to prevent a nuclear Armageddon. Yet efforts to replicate that with China have been troubled from the start bit.ly/3VqEMRh Photo: AP

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