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        <title><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak - US Defense & Intelligence Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin’s ‘Hidden Hand’ Guides Iran’s Strikes in Widening War]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/putin-s-hidden-hand-guides-iran-s-strikes-in-widening-conflict</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:27:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rubio Spurs Backlash With Latest Rationale for Attacks on Iran]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:35:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Puts Fate of World’s Top Conflicts in the Hands of Two Men]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:12:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Says Iran Resumed Its Pursuit of ‘Sinister’ Nuclear Aims]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:46:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>People walk near Azadi Tower in Tehran.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Warned Kyiv Over Russian Oil Port Attack, Citing Economic Hit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Threatened Strikes to Push Iran Deal Risk Backfiring]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:57:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A US Sailor signals a Sea Hawk helicopter as it delivers cargo to the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford on Feb. 7.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[CIA Targets Chinese Military Officials in Online Recruitment Bid]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CIA Looks to Speed Up Access to New Tech In Race Against China]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:09:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Slotkin Seeks Spy Agencies’ Vows They Aren’t Targeting Americans]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:50:57 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Senator Elissa Slotkin</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Backs Spy Chief’s Role in Ballot Raid]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:57:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Tulsi Gabbard</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Denmark Start Talks Over Greenland Deal to Assuage Trump]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:23:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Seeks Carte Blanche for Military Presence in Greenland]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:19:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s NATO Deal Would Mean US Mining and Missiles in Greenland]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arne Delfs]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:36:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Envoy in Washington After CIA Chief Visits Caracas]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/venezuela-envoy-meets-us-officials-as-machado-visit-continues</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:59:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Spy Chief Gabbard Excluded From Maduro Plan Over Past Views]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:20:19 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing in Washington on March 25. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Raid Months in the Making Captured Venezuela’s Maduro in Just Hours, US Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Martin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 21:01:57 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Images posted on Donald Trump&apos;s Truth Social account showing staffing during Operation Absolute Resolve military action that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Source: @realDonaldTrump/Truth Social</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump, Iran Trade Threats as Protesters Seek Economic Relief]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ramsey Al-Rikabi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:02:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (Fars News Agency via AP)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Venezuela Escalation Raises Questions on Next Steps]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:58:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Readies New Russia Sanctions If Putin Rejects Peace Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Martin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:59:49 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The US is considering options, such as targeting vessels in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to transport Moscow’s oil. Photographer: Angus Bennett/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MAGA Support Clears the Way for More Pressure in Caribbean]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:44:13 GMT</pubDate>
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