Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
At the May 2026 Beijing summit, President Trump claimed Chinese President Xi Jinping offered to help broker peace with Iran, but the two governments issued sharply divergent accounts of what was agreed. China holds substantial economic leverage over Iran as the buyer of more than 80% of its oil exports, yet Beijing's $400 billion strategic partnership with Tehran and its track record of prioritizing commercial ties over enforcement create deep skepticism about whether Xi would deploy that leverage — or whether Trump's characterization of the offer is accurate.