President Trump has arrived in Beijing for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. But he doesn’t want to talk about the war in Iran, insisting that the U.S. “doesn’t need help.” That’s why Trump brought a DOZEN CEOs with him, representing companies that include Tesla, Apple, Blackrock, Boeing, Goldman Sachs and Qualcomm… and he claims he’s just looking to make business deals with China.
But according to reports, Iran is the one making deals, including agreements with Iraq and Pakistan to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf under Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, Israel is panicking as IDF forces are coming under fire from swarms of FPV drones launched by Hezbollah—and there’s nothing they can do about it.
Laith Marouf, a Beirut-based journalist and executive director of Free Palestine TV, noted that Beijing is negotiating from a place of strength and Washington is negotiating from a place of weakness, because Iran held firm in resisting the illegal war of aggression waged by the U.S. and Israel.
He also pointed out that Beijing is expected to maintain its restrictions on the export of refined rare earth minerals, and it is not rushing to give the U.S. aid that would just be used against Iran… and later on, against China.
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13 May 2026 - Donald Trump lands in China for high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping
12 May 2026 - Trump says he does not need Xi’s help on Iran war as he heads to China
12 May 2026 - NYT: U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities
13 May 2026 - The Cradle on X: “Israeli forces launched a series of airstrikes across Lebanon since the early morning hours”
13 May 2026 - Hezbollah FPV drone targets a lone Israeli soldier
12 May 2026 - Reuters: Iraq, Pakistan strike energy deals with Iran as Tehran flexes Hormuz control
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