Iran war day 75: Trump-Xi talks loom in Beijing as tensions rise in Gulf
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Trump heads to Beijing for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping as tensions over the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz continue to escalate.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump gestures before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland [AFP]By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and AFPPublished On 13 May 202613 May 2026United States President Donald Trump departed for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the two leaders would hold a “long talk” on Iran even as trade remains the main focus of the visit.
The summit comes as tensions over the war involving Iran continue to escalate, with Tehran accusing Washington and Israel of fabricating “justifications for atrocity”, while Trump insists the conflict will end “peacefully or otherwise”.