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The World in Brief from The Economist
Blinken’s peace drive; airlines suspend flights to Iran, and more
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America’s secretary of state, Antony Blinken, arrived in Israel. Also, Iran’s foreign minister said it would “respond in kind” to an Israeli attack.
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