Trump mistakenly calls Japan the "Islamic Republic of Japan" at NATO summit

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Ankara, former US President Donald Trump mistakenly referred to Japan as the "Islamic Republic of Japan." He claimed this entity fired 111 missiles at the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, which were intercepted. This gaffe appears to conflate Japan with Iran, a country with which Japan maintains amicable ties. AI

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