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diplomacyJul 16, 2026

Trump insists 'Iran is unhappy right now' while venting about 'electric catapults that don't work' at defense tech summit | Fortune

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Trump insists 'Iran is unhappy right now' while venting about 'electric catapults that don't work' at defense tech summit | Fortune

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  • currentsapi(Mixed)By Will Weissert; Sagar Meghani; The Associated Press

    President Donald Trump addressed a defense summit at the U.S. Army War College on Wednesday but spent little time talking about battlefield issues — even as the war in Iran has reduced the U.S. supply of critical missile and interceptor systems. Seated at a roundtable with Defens

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