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Abe, speaking to reporters Friday, says: "Japan adamantly condemns the act that threatened a Japanese ship, no matter who attacked."
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Abe, before boarding his flight back to Tokyo, said he frankly told Khamenei that U.S. President Donald Trump doesn't wish to escalate tension in the Middle East.
