The Iran Brief — May 13, 2026

President Trump arrived in China today for a summit with Xi Jinping — and Iran is on the agenda. Trump says he plans to have a long talk with Xi about the Iran war. That meeting lands on the same day Iran's chief negotiator is warning Washington to accept Tehran's peace plan or risk the collapse of the Middle East truce. Two leaders talking about Iran in Beijing, while Tehran issues a deadline from the other direction. We'll have the full picture in today's briefing. Read the full written brief and learn about paid multi-country monitoring on Substack: https://threatsandtrends.substack.com/