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In Nato summit gaffe, Trump says โ€˜Islamic Republic of Japanโ€™ fired missiles at US ship

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said โ€œthe Islamic Republic of Japanโ€ fired missiles at a US aircraft carrier, apparently confusing long-time ally Japan with Iran. Trump made the remark during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Turkish capital Ankara on the sidelines of a Nato summit. โ€œWe had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan,โ€ Trump said. He went on to say that the missiles were shot at the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln over a period of one...