But first, about that war with Iran. Revenge pledges for the assassination of its Supreme Leader are emanating during this six-day funeral period, while causing more mischief in the Strait of Hormuz. Also too, President Donald Trump keeps changing his mind about what to do in retaliation . All those acts resulted in a drop in the stock market today and a 5% jump in the price of petroleum. Trump has also been conversing a lot with Vladimir Putin on the phone, and showed unusual warmth towards Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turkey. He also called Putin a difficult character , and the same about Zelenskyy. Watch this video showing Zelenskyy and Trump in Ankara . Today will be the first day of rest for the FIFA World Cup. There will be other pauses until the championship game on Sunday, July 19 at 3PM EDT in MetLife Stadium, New Jersey. Tomorrow, France against Morocco in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with lowest ticket price at $1081....
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