'Be serious... don't speak every day': Macron criticises Trump approach to Iran war
The comments were an apparent jab at the US leader's sometimes contradictory stance on the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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The comments were an apparent jab at the US leader's sometimes contradictory stance on the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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