In Nato summit gaffe, Trump says ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ fired missiles at US ship

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said “the Islamic Republic of Japan” 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.“We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan,” Trump said.He went on to say that the missiles were shot at the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln over a period of one...