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Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’

Par :Elisabeth Bumiller
President Trump is pondering swift military action in Iran. There were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant.

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President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, in the Oval Office in March 2003.
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U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

Par :Edward Wong
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

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All applications for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas will be reviewed, officials said.
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U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

Par :Edward Wong
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

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All applications for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas will be reviewed, officials said.
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As Trump Debates Iran Action, the Meaning of ‘America First’ Is on the Line

Par :Jess Bidgood
As President Trump ponders involving the United States in Israel’s attacks on Iran, the G.O.P. faces a thorny question: What does “America first” really mean?

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A clash between Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz embodies the rupture on the right over whether the United States should get involved in Israel’s attacks on Iran.
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Justice Dept. to Cut Gun-Sale Inspectors by Two-Thirds as It Moves to Downsize A.T.F.

Par :Glenn Thrush
The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to defang and downsize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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The Justice Department plans to eliminate 541 of the estimated 800 investigators responsible for determining whether federal dealers are following federal law and regulations.
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U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

Par :David E. Sanger
The largest perils may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.
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Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel

Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg · Natan Odenheimer and Michael Levenson
President Trump did not rule out U.S. military intervention on behalf of Israel, saying, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”

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Tehran, the Iranian capital, after an Israeli strike on Wednesday.
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U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

Par :David E. Sanger
The largest perils may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

© Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA, via Shutterstock

The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.
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Iran Crisis Overshadowed as Senators Squabble at Hearing

Par :Greg Jaffe
A hearing featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth exposed a major divide over the dangers of using U.S. troops domestically.

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Senators asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questions about domestic military use and the names of bases during a hearing ostensibly about the defense budget.
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Trump Suggests He May Withhold California Disaster Aid Over His Feud With Newsom

Par :Laurel Rosenhall
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have traded sharp insults in recent days as California awaits billions of dollars in federal wildfire relief.

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Burned homes in the rain after the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif., in January.
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Trump’s Base in Uproar Over His Openness to Joining Iran Fight

Par :Jess Bidgood
The president’s supporters are warring over two dueling campaign promises: to steer clear of foreign wars and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

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Tucker Carlson and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. A confrontation between the two men over Israel and Iran embodies the rupture on the right over whether the United States should get involved.
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Trump Quizzes Workers at the White House: ‘Any Illegal Immigrants?’

Par :Luke Broadwater
President Trump decided to check the immigration status of a work crew installing a new flagpole at the White House.

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A worker tended to a fountain outside of the White House earlier this month.
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Tucker Carlson Berates Ted Cruz Over Bellicose Stance on Iran

Par :Karoun Demirjian
In an interview that highlighted a rift on the far right over the role of the United States in confronting Iran, the host confronted the senator over his hawkish stance, suggesting he was ill-informed.

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Tucker Carlson berated Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, for his hawkish stance on Iran and quizzed him about his knowledge of the country.
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Sarah Stogner Elected Prosecutor in Texas Oil Country

Par :J. David Goodman and Paul Ratje
Sarah Stogner had never tried a criminal case before getting elected D.A. in an oil-rich area half the size of New Jersey. So far, it’s been a struggle.

Sarah Stogner, an oil-and-gas lawyer in Louisiana, moved to the Ward County during the pandemic.
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Israel Further Alienates Would-Be Arab Allies in Attacking Iran

Par :Vivian Nereim
Wealthy Gulf countries are alarmed and anxious about Israel and Iran’s new war.

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Smoke billowing after an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on Tuesday.
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From Resignation in Protest to Campaign for Congress

Par :Peter Baker
Bridget A. Brink, who stepped down as ambassador to Ukraine in April out of objections to President Trump’s pro-Russian approach to the war, is now speaking out and running for office at home.

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Bridget A. Brink while serving as ambassador to Ukraine in 2023. “I realized that I couldn’t both serve my country the way I knew I had to do it to be consistent with the policy and stand by my own principles,” she said of her resignation in protest of the Trump administration’s policy toward the war.
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Images of Handcuffed Democrats Are Piling Up in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Par :Katie Glueck
Federal agents have arrested a growing number of the party’s elected officials, fueling liberal outrage and conservative accusations that Democrats are carrying out publicity stunts.

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Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, was arrested on Tuesday by federal agents at an immigration courthouse.
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William G. Young, a Reagan-Appointed Judge, Is Fast-Tracking Trump to Trial

Par :Zach Montague
Judge William G. Young’s long career has been punctuated by high-profile cases and outspoken advocacy for the judiciary’s value and fact-finding power.

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Judge William G. Young in the courtroom in Boston in November 1980.
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An Unlikely Prosecutor Is Now the Law in Texas Oil Country

Par :J. David Goodman and Paul Ratje
Sarah Stogner had never tried a criminal case before getting elected D.A. in an oil-rich area half the size of New Jersey. So far, it’s been a struggle.

Sarah Stogner, an oil-and-gas lawyer in Louisiana, moved to the Ward County during the pandemic.
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Trump Skips Zelensky Meeting as G7 Talks End With Little for Ukraine

Par :Matina Stevis-Gridneff
President Volodymyr Zelensky had hoped to secure more support from the Group of 7 nations, but the crisis in the Middle East was seen as a more urgent priority.

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World leaders at the Group of 7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on Monday. President Trump left the talks ahead of schedule, citing the Iran-Israel conflict.
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Great-Grandson of Islamic Republic’s Founder Was in Streets as Israel Fired on Tehran

Par :Farnaz Fassihi
Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, a descendant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told The Times that the legacy of his family name was at stake in the conflict.

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Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, the great-grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on Tuesday night in Tehran at a time when sounds of explosions could be heard in the background.
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NAACP Won’t Invite Trump to Its National Convention, Breaking 116-Year Tradition

Par :Chris Cameron
The move by the N.A.A.C.P., the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization, marked a new low in its relationship with the Trump administration.

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Derrick Johnson, president of the N.A.A.C.P., said President Trump’s policies had set back civil rights.
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In a Year of Working Dangerously, Fear of Trump Marks Public Service Awards

Par :Elizabeth Williamson
The Trump administration’s large cuts to the federal work force turned an annual celebration of federal workers into a reminder of loss.

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David Lebryk, a former top Treasury Department official, said on Tuesday that “most of my career was spent trying to be unnoticed.”
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Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader

Par :David E. Sanger
The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in chief and the Constitution’s mandate that only Congress can declare war.

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President Trump at the Group of 7 summit in Canada on Monday.
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Trump’s Conflicting Messages on Workplace Raids Leave Businesses Reeling

Par :Tyler Pager · Miriam Jordan · Hamed Aleaziz and Emmett Lindner
Trump officials insist the president is fully committed to mass deportation. But they have been careful not to directly contradict the president’s attempt to offer a reprieve to certain businesses.

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An immigration agent making an arrest last month in Miami. Lack of clarity over the Trump administration’s deportation agenda is dividing Republicans.
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Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader

Par :David E. Sanger
The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in chief and the Constitution’s mandate that only Congress can declare war.

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President Trump at the Group of 7 summit in Canada on Monday.
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Senate Passes Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Rules Bill

Par :Robert Jimison
The bill was a significant step toward giving the cryptocurrency industry the credibility and legitimacy it has sought, without limitations it has worked to head off.

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Senator Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee, said the cryptocurrency bill would boost demand for U.S. Treasury securities and help maintain the dollar’s global dominance.
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Israel Says It Killed a Top Iranian Military Leader as Trump Calls for Iran’s Surrender

Par :Natan Odenheimer · David E. Sanger · Farnaz Fassihi and Michael Levenson
Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani had been in the job for mere days. News of his death came as President Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and threatened its supreme leader.

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Tehran on Tuesday after an Israeli strike.
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House Policy Bill Would Add $3.4 Trillion to Debt, Swamping Economic Gains

Par :Tony Romm
The updated findings from the Congressional Budget Office amounted to the latest dour report card for the president’s signature legislation.

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In response to estimates showing that the policy bill would yield limited growth, administration officials have sought to discredit experts while presenting a more optimistic view of the president’s economic agenda.
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Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say

Par :Julian E. Barnes · Farnaz Fassihi · Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper
American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.

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The U.S.S. Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in 2024. The carrier is currently steaming in the Arabian Sea. Iranian allies or proxies are expected to resume attacks on U.S. ships in the region if the United States joins Israel’s campaign.
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War Powers Debate Revived in Congress as Trump Threatens Iran 

Par :Robert Jimison
A bipartisan pair in the House and a Democrat in the Senate have moved to force votes in the coming days on requiring congressional approval before U.S. troops could take offensive action against Iran.

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The House introduced a resolution on Tuesday that would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in offensive attacks against Iran.
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Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say

Par :Julian E. Barnes · Farnaz Fassihi · Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper
American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.

© Richard A. Brooks/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The U.S.S. Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in 2024. The carrier is currently steaming in the Arabian Sea. Iranian allies or proxies are expected to resume attacks on U.S. ships in the region if the United States joins Israel’s campaign.
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Mayor Karen Bass Lifts Curfew in Downtown L.A.

Par :Shawn Hubler and Jesus Jiménez
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles ended a curfew that began last Tuesday when federal agents, local police officers and protesters clashed on the streets.

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Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles said the seven-day curfew had been a success, and had helped protect stores, restaurants and residents.
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Companies Ask Supreme Court to Fast-Track Challenge to Tariffs

Par :Adam Liptak
Two toy manufacturers asked the court to greatly expedite their case, in an unusual request.

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Learning Resources and hand2mind, the toy companies suing the administration, argued that the law President Trump relied on, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, does not authorize tariffs.
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Senate Democrats Want Noem to Testify After Padilla Is Pushed and Handcuffed

Par :Michael Gold
Democrats asked the homeland security secretary to testify about Senator Alex Padilla’s removal from a news conference and Trump’s immigration enforcement.

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Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, right, spoke on the Senate floor on Tuesday about his forced removal from a Homeland Security news conference last week.
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U.S. Revokes Visa of Former Panamanian President Who Criticized Trump Deal

Par :Frances Robles
Two politicians who spoke out against recent accords between the United States and Panama lost their permission to travel to the United States.

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The former Panamanian president Martin Torrijos in Panama City last year.
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Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and threatens its supreme leader.

Par :David E. Sanger
The president wrote in a social media post that the United States knew his location.

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President Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, on Monday. Since returning to Washington, he has been active on social media with messages about Iran.
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Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and threatens its supreme leader.

Par :David E. Sanger
The president wrote in a social media post that the United States knew his location.

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President Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, on Monday. Since returning to Washington, he has been active on social media with messages about Iran.
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‘Regime Change’? Questions About Israel’s Iran Goal Pressure Trump.

Par :Michael Crowley
Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.

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Government supporters holding a poster of Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, in Tehran on Saturday.
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‘Regime Change’? Questions About Israel’s Iran Goal Pressure Trump.

Par :Michael Crowley
Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.

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Government supporters holding a poster of Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, in Tehran on Saturday.
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How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel

Par :Jonathan Swan · Maggie Haberman · Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.

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Smoke from explosions after Israel’s attacks on Tehran on Sunday.
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How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel

Par :Jonathan Swan · Maggie Haberman · Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.

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Smoke from explosions after Israel’s attacks on Tehran on Sunday.
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Obama Steps Back Into the Public Eye Amid Political and Global Unrest

Par :Lisa Lerer
He spoke about the risks of autocracy during an appearance on Tuesday night with the writer Heather Cox Richardson at a time of deep volatility for his party, the country and the world.

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Former President Barack Obama at an event in Chicago last year. He has shied away from offering running commentary on politics or on President Trump.
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Florida’s House Speaker Stood Up to DeSantis, and Shifted the Power Dynamics

Par :Patricia Mazzei
For years, legislators bent to the will of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker, said his goal this session was “to be a coequal branch of government.”

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Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis over the course of the legislation session.
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Florida’s House Speaker Stood Up to DeSantis, and Shifted the Power Dynamics

Par :Patricia Mazzei
For years, legislators bent to the will of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker, said his goal this session was “to be a coequal branch of government.”

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Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis over the course of the legislation session.
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At G7 Summit With Trump, Starmer Picks Up Papers and Political Wins for U.K.

Par :Mark Landler
The British prime minister scrambled at President Trump’s feet in a viral moment, but he may be happier than the other Group of 7 leaders with his moment in the sun.

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Trump Says Macron ‘Always Gets It Wrong’ as They Clash Over Mideast

Par :Roger Cohen
In an angry post on social media, President Trump suggested that President Emmanuel Macron of France was a publicity seeker with no clue about American plans in the Israel-Iran conflict.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France has disagreed with President Trump over Israel, Gaza, Ukraine and now, it seems, Iran.
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