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The World in Brief from The Economist
Trump says he should help pick Iran’s new leader; oil prices remain elevated, and more
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Donald Trump told reporters that he should help choose Iran’s new supreme leader; Azerbaijan became the latest country to be drawn into the war in Iran after a drone attack on its territory.
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