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From The New York Times, it's The Headlines.

I'm Tracy Mumford.

Today's Tuesday, March 31st.

Here's what we're covering.

Adam Goldman is part of the team at The Times looking at who is calling the shots in Iran after U.S.

and Israeli strikes have taken out dozens of top leaders and their deputies.

Adam says those strikes have fractured the government.

And while Iran's security and military agencies continue to function, the regime's ability to plan new strategies has been weakened.

That's in part because the country's surviving leaders feel it can be dangerous to even talk to each other.

They're reluctant to send messages or make calls because they're scared of being tracked by U.S.

and Israeli intelligence and killed.

Adam says that in the past week, President Trump has expressed frustration at what he said are mixed messages coming from Iran, which may be a consequence of the fractured government.