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News from CNN’s National Security team: @Kylieatwood, @NatashaBertrand, @KatieBoLillis, @ZcohenCNN, @snlyngaas, @jmhansler & @halbritz

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EXCLUSIVE: US military weighs using ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential new Iran strikesUsing the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal against Iran, though officials question whether it would achieve Trump's goals. @ZcohenCNN & @halbritz reports
https://t.co/lQODnx6Mxt

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An AI-assisted intel report, circulated across the US military during the Iran war, nearly triggered an operation but was false, sources tell @KatieBoLillis & @ZcohenCNN
https://t.co/e4lo3KeIVy

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Exclusive: The US military is expected to send MQ-9 Reaper drones to South America ahead of anticipated counternarcotics operations, sources tell @halbritz @ZcohenCNN @KatieBoLillis
https://t.co/BawiibPtvI

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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed for two US airmen shot down over Iran to do "60 Minutes" interview about their dramatic rescue, sources tell @ZcohenCNN & @brianstelter

https://t.co/YYfD4wc1Nm

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Exclusive:
US expands intel, targeting support for Saudi campaign against Iranian ally
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The hunt, the trap: How US officials brought down a drone over a military base suspected to be connected to Chinese intelligence. @KatieBoLillis & @priscialva report
https://t.co/C2PjQKkNeD

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Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump
@halbritz reports
https://t.co/QNdYPV25NN

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NEW: Top US general privately seeks off-ramp from Iran war, sources say. 'Airpower has its limits' — and munitions are running low. @ZcohenCNN reports
https://t.co/o2krvIELjm

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Breaking news: The US military has used up nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as commanders warn stockpiles are "dangerously low," sources tell @ZcohenCNN @halbritz @jimsciutto
https://t.co/HTKJNzEai4

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A US fighter jet pilot who was shot down over Iran in April described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft: multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, moving as one, in a formation that resembled a jellyfish @ZcohenCNN @KatieBoLillis report
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Scoop: Trump’s pick for acting ODNI, Bill Pulte, showed up at his new job a day early on Thurs after asking for a list of every employee in the office so he could assess whether to fire them. @KristenhCNN @ZcohenCNN & team report

https://t.co/Ri3n7i8LRE

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Weaponizing Strait of Hormuz. US intel assesses Iran can shut down the key waterway at will from now on, sources say, giving the regime powerful new leverage
@ZcohenCNN & @NatashaBertrand report
https://t.co/Jo3FAISaOk

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Iran sealed uranium cache and placed mines amid fears of US operation to seize material, sources familiar with US intelligence tell @KatieBoLillis @ZcohenCNN @NatashaBertrand @davis_winkie
https://t.co/IXSZeHTRuD

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Exclusive: US military rushed to prepare ground mission to capture Iran’s uranium, but Trump paused it, sources tell @NatashaBertrand & @ZcohenCNN
https://t.co/xWrgrOMEok

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Exclusive video obtained by CNN shows extensive damage on the USS Gerald Ford, after the ship's fire control system failed, sources say. One sailor told CNN that it was "either fight or die" during the battle to stop the fire. @BrianToddCNN and team report
https://t.co/NF32JJAHUe

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Exclusive: CIA escalates secret war on cartels with deadly operations inside Mexico. @NatashaBertrand @ZcohenCNN reports
https://t.co/OTsNknYUDz

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CNN gets an inside look at how the US military is looking to protect medical personnel and facilities from the constant threat of drones. @halbritz has exclusive access to a highly realistic Army exercise
https://t.co/7Zg4tTUxkH

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Balancing act: The general at the center of Trump’s plans for potential strikes on Iran skirts conflict with the president while prepping for war @NatashaBertrand @ZcohenCNN & @halbritz report https://t.co/wP5XjaRXDl

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EXCLUSIVE: Navy secretary John Phelan listed as passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane in 2006, @halbritz reports
https://t.co/F179emKcey

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On the verge of strikes in Iran, the US held off. What happens next is up to Trump @Kevinliptakcnn @ZcohenCNN @alaynatreene @KristenhCNN report
https://t.co/5rmQeAermB