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The World in Brief from The Economist
America hits Iran again; Trump alarms allies at NATO summit, and more
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America said it launched fresh strikes on Iran for “unjustified aggression against commercial shipping”, hours after Donald Trump declared the ceasefire “over”; At NATO’s summit in Turkey Mr Trump said he would “cut off” all American trade with Spain, calling it a “terrible partner” because of its low defence spending.
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