US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump

An Iranian flag stands in the rubble following a strike on a police station in Tehran, Iran, March 4. Photo: Reuters

How Trump-Xi summit failed to yield breakthrough on Iran war

US diplomats have encouraged Beijing to intervene regarding the restricted shipping lanes in the Hormuz Strait, yet President Xi has shown no signs of altering his position.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of their visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Spoke with Xi about lifting sanctions on Chinese companies that buy Iranian oil: Trump

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend the welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump by Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 14 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

America's most powerful CEOs don't have much to show from their China trip so far

US President Donald Trump, seated next to US. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Ambassador to China David Perdue, attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China 14 May, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Trump says he is losing patience with Iran, did not ask China for any favours

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shake hands at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China,14 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

China has agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, Trump says

An Iranian flag, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 27 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran could enrich uranium to weapons grade if attacked, lawmaker warns

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 5 May 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

Trump says Iran ceasefire on 'life support' after rejecting new proposal

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 8 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

Barack Obama, shown here speaking at the Glasgow climate summit in 2022, is up for his third Grammy at the 2022. Photo: BSS/AFP

Netanyahu used same Iran pitch on Trump as he did on him, Obama tells The New Yorker

US President Donald Trump holds a prototype bearing his face and the inscription “The Trump Card.” Photo: BSS

338 apply for Trump's 'bargain' $1m Gold Card; only one approved so far

File image of US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Trump says he is likely to reject peace proposal as Iran has 'not yet paid a big enough price'

A woman walks past an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, 2 May 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran Guards say US options are 'impossible' military operation or 'bad deal'

US President Donald Trump reacts as he takes questions from reporters during an event to sign an executive order creating an anti‑fraud task force headed by US Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump calls New York Times 'seditious', CNN 'stupid' over Iran war coverage