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Trump's Fragile Mineral Alliance Plan Faces Cost Surge Amid Iran War Oil Shock

US President Donald Trump's fragile mineral alliance plan is facing a cost surge due to an oil-supply shock caused by the US-Israel conflict with Iran.

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