President Trump rejects Iran’s latest ceasefire response while preparing for a high-stakes Beijing summit with China’s Xi Jinping.

Beijing's deep economic ties to Iran, as well as trade tensions over tariff threats stretching back to Trump's first term, could crimp the good feelings when Trump flies to Beijing this week -- even though the Republican president has for years effusively praised Xi,

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Trump’s firm stance: Before leaving for Beijing, Trump said the U.S. can end the Iran war without Chinese help, claiming Iran’s military is already neutralized. Ceasefire in jeopardy: Trump rejected Iran’s latest peace proposal as unacceptable ...

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Iran has sent the United States a counterproposal to end the war in the Middle East. Tehran has proposed that the current phase of negotiations focus solely on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, ruling out an immediate deal over the future of its nuclear programme, according to Iran’s IRNA news agency.

Donald Trump has said Iran can reach out to the United States with a phone call if it wants to negotiate an end to the war. "If they want to talk, they can ⁠come to us, or they ⁠can call us. ‌You know, there is a telephone. We have nice, ‌secure ...

President Donald Trump said he is “not even a little bit” worried about Americans’ finances when he’s negotiating with Iran on a potential deal. The president reiterated that his biggest concern is the country not obtaining a nuclear weapon.