Live Updates: Iran says it's ready to repel new U.S. attack with peace talks stalled as Trump arrives in China | Flipboard
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Iran says it's ready to repel new U.S. attack”
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Multiple independent sources, including Flipboard and live news updates, report that Iran's military is ready to repel a new U.S. attack and is maintaining the 'highest level of readiness'.
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— 22 hours ago · Iran says it is maintaining 'highest level of readiness' as ceasefire with US hangs in balance.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/13/iran-war-l…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/13/iran-war-l…
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— Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] also known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian S…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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— 1 hour ago · Iran's military says it's trained and ready for any new U.S. assault as Trump predicts a "long talk" about the war with China's President Xi in Beijing.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-china…
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-china…
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“Trump arrives in China”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms a state visit by Donald Trump to China from May 12 to 15, 2026. This is further corroborated by multiple news sources including Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera.
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— Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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— 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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“President Trump said, before arriving Wednesday in China, that he expected a "long talk" with President Xi”
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The claim that Trump expected a 'long talk' with President Xi regarding the Iran war is reported by Flipboard and detailed in web search results from live updates.
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— President Trump said, before arriving Wednesday in China, that he expected a "long talk" with President Xi Jinping about the Iran war. He said the U.S. doesn't "need any help" from Beijing in resolvin…
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-china…
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-china…
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— When Trump exited the plane on Wednesday evening, he was greeted by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng, one of China's top leaders. The move is being read as a show of respect for the US president from …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w28qw1e0xo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w28qw1e0xo
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— President Donald Trump is expected to address the Iran war, trade and Taiwan in talks with China's Xi Jinping. DW has more.US President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for the start of a high-stak…
https://www.dw.com/en/us-president-trump-touches-down-in-bei…
https://www.dw.com/en/us-president-trump-touches-down-in-bei…
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“3 GOP senators break with leadership, vote to advance resolution to end Iran war”
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Three independent web search results confirm that three GOP senators (Murkowski, Collins, and Paul) broke with leadership to vote for a resolution to end the Iran war.
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— Three Republican senators broke with their leadership Wednesday and voted to advance a Democratic-sponsored resolution under the 1973 War Powers Act to halt the conflict with Iran unless Congress form…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/3-gop-senators-break-wi…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/3-gop-senators-break-wi…
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— Three Republican senators broke with party leadership on Wednesday and voted with Democrats to advance a resolution seeking to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military action agai…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/3-republican-senators-join…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/3-republican-senators-join…
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— Senator Fetterman Casts Decisive Vote Blocking Iran War Powers Resolution.The resolution failed by a single vote, with a final tally of 49-50. Three Republicans—Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins,…
https://xeber.world/en/article/senator-fetterman-casts-decis…
https://xeber.world/en/article/senator-fetterman-casts-decis…
“Democratic-sponsored resolution under the 1973 War Powers Act”
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Multiple sources confirm that Democrats sponsored resolutions under the 1973 War Powers Act to limit military action in Iran.
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— The Senate voted against the war powers resolution, which would have required the president to seek congressional approval for any new hostilities against Iran.In 1973, after the Vietnam War, Congress…
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-iran-war-powers-congre…
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-iran-war-powers-congre…
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— Under the War Powers Resolution, which dates from the Vietnam War, a president has sixty days after the start of hostilities before congressional authorization must be secured. The United States and I…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/opinion-history-war-powe…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/opinion-history-war-powe…
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— Since the start of the conflict, Democrats have repeatedly put forward bills under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to limit Trump’s authority to order the US military into hostilities without author…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/three-republicans-b…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/three-republicans-b…
“U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday”
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Five independent cross-references (Flipboard, NBC Washington, CNBC) confirm that President Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday.
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— President Donald Trump lands in Beijing on Wednesday
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/jimmy-kimmel-defends-himsel…
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/jimmy-kimmel-defends-himsel…
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— President Trump arrived Wednesday night in Beijing
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/what-china-s-choice-of-airp…
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/what-china-s-choice-of-airp…
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— President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/tr…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/tr…
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“Trump asks Xi to ‘open up’ China”
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Web search results from DW and ZeroHedge confirm that Trump stated his first request to President Xi would be to 'open up' China to US business.
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— US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w28qw1e0xo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w28qw1e0xo
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— President Donald Trump is expected to address the Iran war, trade and Taiwan in talks with China's Xi Jinping. DW has more.During his flight to China, Trump said his first request of China's President…
https://www.dw.com/en/us-president-trump-touches-down-in-bei…
https://www.dw.com/en/us-president-trump-touches-down-in-bei…
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— Official events with President Xi Jinping will kick off Thursday at 10am (local) with a formal welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, leading into the first meeting with Xi, after which t…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-says-open-china…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-says-open-china…
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