BREAKING: War in Iran Day 75 — Trump Lands in Beijing, War Cost $29B, Israel Crosses Litani River — 1930s Radio Broadcast | May 13, 2026

This is the Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Wednesday, May the thirteenth, 2026 — Day 75 of the war with Iran.Today's report:Trump lands in Beijing for Xi Jinping summit — plans "long talk" on IranTrump: "I don't think about Americans' financial situation" — "I think about one thing: nuclear weapon"Chinese supertanker Yuan Hua Hu attempting to cross Hormuz as Trump flies to Beijing — tracking goes darkPentagon: war cost now $29 billion — does not include broader economic damageBessent/He Lifeng trade talks in South Korea ahead of summit — "candid, in-depth, constructive"Vance to lead peace talks in Pakistan Saturday — Iran sends Araghchi + GhalibafVance declined to say if "a whole civilization will die" threat is off the tableAraghchi at BRICS in New Delhi Thursday-Friday — Saudi/Egypt FMs may attend — parallel summitsIran ambassador to China: Tehran-Beijing relationship "too strong for US to overcome"IEA: world oil demand down 1.3M barrels/day below pre-war forecast — steepest since COVIDIEA: steepest losses in petrochemicals — plastics, fertilizers, pharma disrupted; flights below normalAramco: 100M barrels lost per week strait stays closed — inventories "critically low" by summerIsrael crosses Litani River with heavy armor — major escalation beyond ceasefire boundariesQassem: Hezbollah will turn battlefield into "hell" for Israel380 killed in Lebanon since ceasefire took effect April 17 — 1,100+ wounded in same periodFierce strikes across southern Lebanon: Deir Zahrani, Zawtar, Mansouri, Harouf, Tyre, Jebchit2,700+ killed in Lebanon since March 2UK sending autonomous mine-hunting equipment + anti-drone systems to HormuzIsrael jails soldiers for desecrating Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon100+ Nobel laureates demand medical care for Narges MohammadiHantavirus: 18 Americans monitored (16 NE, 2 Atlanta); 1 positive asymptomatic; WHO 9 cases, 3 deadDeath toll: Iran ~3,468; Lebanon 2,700+; Israel 40; US 13 KIA, 365 woundedFollowed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy's Tomato Sandwich. The simplest thing in the world and the best thing you will eat from May to August.📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH — Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. All facts sourced from verified journalism. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated.SOURCES:CNN — Trump lands Beijing, war cost $29B, Chinese tanker Hormuz, IEA demand, Israel crosses Litani, Qassem "hell," Lebanon 380 killed since ceasefire, UK mine-hunting, Nobel/Mohammadi: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/world/live-news/trump-iran-war-newsCNN — Trump "don't think about financial situation," Bessent/He Lifeng South Korea, Vance Pakistan Saturday: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/13/world/live-news/trump-iran-war-newsCNBC — Iran war hangs over China trip, Aramco 100M/week, inventories "critically low," midterm stakes: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/trump-china-iran-war-xi-jinping-analysis.htmlCBS — Trump Beijing, ceasefire "massive life support," CENTCOM 58 ships, Vance Pakistan, Araghchi/Ghalibaf: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-oil-prices-peace-proposal-unacceptable/CBC — Vance Pakistan Saturday, Araghchi + Ghalibaf delegation, strait still closed: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/u-s-israel-iran-war-trump-deadline-9.7154523Naharnet — Lebanon 6 killed Kfardounine, Qassem "hell," Salam seeks US guarantees: https://www.naharnet.com/Liveuamap — Lebanon strikes May 13: Deir Zahrani, Zawtar, Mansouri, Harouf, Tyre, Jebchit, IDF crosses Litani: https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/CNN — Hantavirus: 18 monitored, 16 NE, 2 Emory: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/11/us/live-news/hantavirus-cruise-outbreakWikipedia — 2026 Iran war ceasefire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire