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Iran is set to dominate Trump-Xi summit. What else is at stake, and who has the upper hand?
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Iran is set to dominate Trump-Xi summit. What else is at stake, and who has the upper hand?

Analysts say expectations for any meaningful reset in Sino-US ties remain tempered - and that the real test will be whether the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump in Beijing produces durable mechanisms.

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Iran says US must accept its peace plan or face 'failure'

Tehran said its latest peace plan includes an end to the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and a halt to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

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The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil and show it is becoming much bolder in defending itself.

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