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The Navy’s Supply Chain Struggle, and Trump’s Unusual Oil Deal in Venezuela

August 31, 2026·10m

Plus, a groundbreaking new space telescope. Here’s what we’re covering: Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fire for First Time in a Month, by Times reporters Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War, by John Ismay Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil, by Rebecca F. Elliott, Simon Romero and Edward Wong ‘A New Form of U.S. Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at U.S.