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Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers Near D.C. Military Base

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Kate Kelly， Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager
Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

The LOCUST, an anti-drone laser system that has been used recently along the border with Mexico, may be deployed in Washington to help protect the military base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reside.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

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David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

Europe Has a ‘Guns vs. Butter’ Problem. War in Iran Makes It Worse.

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Jim Tankersley and Amanda Taub
After decades of prioritizing domestic over military spending, the continent’s leaders are trying to pivot. That is straining national budgets and could anger voters.

© Eric Lalmand/Belga, via Associated Press

A weapons factory in Herstal, Belgium, this year. Most European countries have realized that they need to spend a lot more on guns to reduce their military dependence on the United States.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

✇NYT | Top Stories
David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba

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Zolan Kanno-Youngs， Anton Troianovski and Maria Abi-Habib
The White House press secretary said the United States would evaluate oil shipments to Cuba on a “case-by-case basis,” after a Russian tanker full of crude reached the island.

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An oil tanker near the coastline of Matanzas, Cuba, on Monday. The ban on foreign oil imports has plunged the country into a crisis.

Special Operations Forces Sent to Mideast as Trump Weighs Next Move

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Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper
The commandos have not been assigned specific roles. But President Trump has expressed concern about the now-closed Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s store of enriched uranium.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Marines training in Okinawa, Japan, last year. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have been sent to the Middle East, though it is unclear what they will be used for.

The U.S. Now Has Over 50,000 Troops in the Middle East

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Helene Cooper
The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the region at roughly 10,000 more than usual.

© Edgar Su/Reuters

The U.S.S. Tripoli entering the Singapore Strait earlier this month. The 2,500 Marines who have been dispatched to the Middle East are part of the U.S.S. Tripoli amphibious ready group.
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