Japan's PM Ishiba considering skipping NATO summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba could miss an upcoming NATO summit in the Netherlands. © Kyodo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he is considering canceling his attendance at a NATO summit following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites that have heightened tensions in the Middle East.
Ishiba had been scheduled to make a three-day trip starting Tuesday to attend the meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, before the United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran early Sunday.

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