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ANKARA, TURKEY — There were a few forced smiles and even fewer pleasantries at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday as the leaders of the 32 allied nations prepared to wrap up their meeting and posed for the official family photo with the alliance’s secretary-general, Mark Rutte. The atmosphere was charged after a difficult summit. The U.S. restarted its war with Iran on Tuesday night, and President Donald Trump lambasted his NATO allies for sitting out the conflict. Before that, he had returned to openly musing about invading Greenland and had once again insulted Italian Prime...