According to a report by The Washington Times on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, US President Donald Trump appeared to mistakenly refer to Japan instead of Iran while speaking about an alleged missile attack on a US aircraft carrier during remarks at the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye.
The apparent slip occurred on Wednesday as Trump answered questions from reporters alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He had been asked whether European countries would be allowed to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors under licence for Ukraine but shifted the discussion to what he described as a previous missile attack on the USS Abraham Lincoln.Re@d See Full News; Read 0riginal
