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 · 364 words · By CBS News; Frank Andrews; Khaled Wassef

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

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Iran says it's ready to repel new U.S. attack.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “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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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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web search NEUTRAL — 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

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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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Claim 2: “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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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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Claim 3: “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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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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web search NEUTRAL — 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

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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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Claim 4: “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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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Donald Trump lands in Beijing on Wednesday
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/jimmy-kimmel-defends-himsel…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Trump arrived Wednesday night in Beijing
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/what-china-s-choice-of-airp…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — 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…

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Claim 5: “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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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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Claim 6: “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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web search NEUTRAL — 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

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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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web search NEUTRAL — 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…

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Claim 7: “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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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

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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 …
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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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