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Why the Iran war is breaking the US-European strategic alliance

  • Written by Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
imageGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrive for a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 17, 2026.Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

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