BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to ask China to help end the costly and unpopular Iran war in discussions with President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, with peace talks stalled and the global economic cost of the conflict increasing. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran looms large over Trump’s
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during an arrival ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing, China, May 13, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
Chinese youth prepare for the arrival ceremony of U.S. President Donald Trump at Beijing Capital International Airport during his visit to the country, in Beijing, China, May 13, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters) – When U.S. President Donald Trump meets ChinesePresident Xi Jinping this week he is expected to ask for help resolving his costly and unpopular war with Iran. He is unlikely to get the support he wants. Analysts said that while Xi might agree to nudge Iran’s leaders back to the negotiating
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People walk past a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: Reuters) -
A book with a cover featuring an image of a U.S. flag is displayed in a bookshop window in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
A mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
A woman walks near a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
WASHINGTON/LONDON/BAGHDAD, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not think he will need China’s help to end the war with Iran, even as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Tehran tightened its grip over the Strait of Hormuz. Ahead of a high-stakes summit in Beijing, Trump said
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (Photo: AP) -
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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war. The president cannot suspend the federal tax on his own. Congress would have to approve the move. Lawmakers from both parties have
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