Live Updates: Iran says it's ready to repel new U.S. attack with peace talks stalled as Trump arrives in China | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇨🇳 public China · May 13, 2026 · 300 words · By CBS News; Frank Andrews; Khaled Wassef

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Live Updates: Iran says it's ready to repel new U.S.

Propaganda risk 40%

Claims checked 6

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

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What happened

Live Updates: Iran says it's ready to repel new U.S.

Why it matters

attack with peace talks stalled as Trump arrives in China What to know about the Iran war today: President Trump said, before arriving Wednesday in China, that he expected a "long talk" with President Xi …

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Trump arrives in China.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump arrives in China”

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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, Al Jazeera, France24) confirm that President Trump arrived in Beijing/China on Wednesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out

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Claim 2: “U.S. rejection of Iran's response to Washington's proposal to end the war on Monday”

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Multiple sources (Al Jazeera, The Guardian, and a general web search) confirm that President Trump rejected Iran's response to a peace proposal on a Monday, calling it 'totally unacceptable'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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Claim 3: “President Trump said... that he expected a "long talk" with President Xi”

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The claim is confirmed by Flipboard and a web search result specifically stating Trump expected an 'extensive conversation' or 'long talk' with President Xi.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump was the 45th and is the 47th President of the United States. He was first elected president in 2016, then was later elected to a second nonconsecutive term in 2024. Trump has repeatedly r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_third_term_propos…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips made by Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of China. Xi Jinping has made 56 international trips to 71 countries si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 12 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is making a state visit to China. This visit is Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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Claim 4: “Iran says it's ready to repel new U.S. attack”

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While evidence confirms a state of war and exchange of fire between the US and Iran in 2026, none of the provided sources specifically quote Iran stating it is 'ready to repel a new U.S. attack'.

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States and Iran traded missile fire and accusations on Thursday as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz ratcheted up, threatening the cease-fire. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that t…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/07/world/iran-trump-hor…

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States and Israel have struck multiple locations across Iran, including the capital, Tehran, in what US President Donald Trump described as “major combat operations”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/us-and-israel-attac…

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran–United_States_war

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Claim 5: “US most powerful nuclear trinity weapons head toward Iran”

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While evidence confirms the US has hit nuclear sites and is engaged in war, there is no mention of a specific 'nuclear trinity' weapon system being deployed toward Iran in the provided text.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 6: “peace talks stalled”

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Al Jazeera explicitly states that peace talks between the US and Iran 'continue to stall', and other sources describe the rejection of proposals and fraying ceasefires.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire

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