Iceland summons U.S. ambassador after Trump posts countries draped with American flag

NPR | By Adrienne Murray

Published September 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM EDT

Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador after President Trump posted a map on Truth Social that showed the country, along with a number of other nations, covered with an American flag.

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