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• States may only join if formally invited by US president
• France indicated it will not take part; Trump responded by threatening to impose steep tariffs on French wine
US President Donald Trump has invited countries to pay $1 billion in exchange for a permanent seat on a newly proposed initiative known as the “Board of Peace”.
The body was initially envisioned as a mechanism to address Israel’s war on Gaza, though its charter does not restrict its mandate solely to the occupied Palestinian territory.
