| Trump will decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran, his spokeswoman said, as Israel hit more Iranian nuclear sites and warned its attacks may bring down the leadership in Tehran. While China was quick to condemn Israel’s assault, President Xi Jinping has shown no sign of rushing to provide weapons and other support that would help the Islamic Republic. Podcast: On the latest episode of Trumponomics, we look at how Israel’s surprise attack on Iran isn’t yet having the expected impact on energy markets. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Domestic problems piling up for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are threatening to spill into next week’s NATO summit after he emerged as the only leader from the alliance refusing to sign up to a new target for military spending of 5% of output. As many governments embark on an unprecedented expansion of defense outlays, Europe’s arms manufacturers are duking it out with American rivals to win their slice of the pie. China sent the most warplanes toward Taiwan since October, a move that follows US lawmakers visiting a top military figure in Taipei and both the UK and Japan sailing warships through the strait separating the island from the Chinese mainland. Beijing defended the flights, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun saying that “the Taiwan question concerns China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The EU is continuing intensive trade talks with the US ahead of a July 9 tariff deadline and is “making progress,” according to the bloc’s economy commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis. Meanwhile, a source says the EU plans to restrict access for Chinese medical-device manufacturers to public-procurement contracts worth more than €5 million ($5.7 million), threatening to add another irritant to already testy relations. Trump can continue to send National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles as a legal challenge over his use of the military proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled, in a win for the White House. It doesn’t change the situation on the ground in the city, where the federal government has been deploying troops for more than a week.  Members of the California National Guard in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted that he will run for reelection next year provided he remains healthy, pledging to block the far right from regaining power in Latin America’s largest nation. The UK’s House of Commons will hold a final vote later today on whether to allow assisted dying, a move that could usher in a significant cultural shift over how to manage terminal illness. A Turkish court arrested a lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor — and potential presidential candidate — Ekrem İmamoğlu, intensifying a widespread crackdown on the opposition. Denmark’s annual democracy festival typically reflects what’s top of mind in Danish politics: this year, as our dispatch shows, the war in Ukraine and fears of Russian aggression loomed over the event on the island of Bornholm. | 
