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America launches “self-defence strikes” against Iran; protests in Belfast, and more

from The World in Brief from The Economist

America said it launched “self-defence strikes” against Iran, hours after Donald Trump blamed the country for shooting down an Apache army helicopter and vowed retaliation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America said it launched “self-defence strikes” against Iran, hours after Donald Trump blamed the country for shooting down an Apache army helicopter and vowed retaliation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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