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Alarmed ASEAN leaders adopt crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war
Southeast Asian leaders have adopted in an annual summit a contingency plan to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on their people and economies but acknowledged it will be difficult to enforce complex steps like establishing a regional fuel reserve to...
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According to ABC News’s source item, Alarmed ASEAN leaders adopt crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war, Southeast Asian leaders have adopted in an annual summit a contingency plan to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on their people and economies but acknowledged it will be difficult to enforce complex steps like establishing a regional fuel reserve to…
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- Alarmed ASEAN leaders adopt crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East warABC News - 2026-05-08T14:10:21+00:00
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