Trump’s Iran showdown is becoming Europe’s political nightmare

Government

BRUSSELS ― Europe’s leaders have a new fear: Donald Trump’s standoff with Iran is about to turn from an economic shock into a political crisis for the bloc’s fragile center. With energy prices climbing and growth sputtering, pro-EU governments are bracing for a crisis they have little power to stop — and that could rip through the bloc’s already weakened political mainstream. Across Europe, unpopular incumbents are facing a populist backlash that could strike hard enough next year in France to

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