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Trump-Xi accord on Iran elusive as US president’s China trip winds down

The Guardian · May 15, 2026, 10:24 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing.
  • Prefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump has claimed that the US and China “feel very similar” about ending the war in Iran but offered no details about a possible breakthrough.
  • The US president was speaking alongside Xi Jinping of China at the Zhongnanhai garden in Beijing on the second and final day of the leaders’ summit.

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing. The US president has offered no details about a breakthrough on the Iran war. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing. The US president has offered no details about a breakthrough on the Iran war. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AFP/Getty Images China Trump-Xi accord on Iran elusive as US president’s China trip winds down China calls for ceasefire and opening of seaway, while Donald Trump says Xi feels ‘very similar’ about ending the war in Iran

Prefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump has claimed that the US and China “feel very similar” about ending the war in Iran but offered no details about a possible breakthrough.

The US president was speaking alongside Xi Jinping of China at the Zhongnanhai garden in Beijing on the second and final day of the leaders’ summit.

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