[58053] Tensions at their peak: Trump flies to Beijing as military threats against Iran intensify

Tensions at their peak: Trump flies to Beijing as military threats against Iran intensify

As the war between the US and Iran is at a boiling point, US President Donald Trump has departed for an official visit to China, where extended discussions on the future of the conflict are expected to take place. According to Vahid Online, Trump described the conduct of Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding the war as "relatively good," but emphasized that the US does not need outside help and that it will win "by peaceful means or otherwise."

At the same time, the Pentagon reported a sharp rise in combat costs, which have reached $29 billion – an increase of $4 billion from previous estimates. Conversely, Iran International reports that against the backdrop of the failed talks, assessments in Washington are growing that the US will attack the remaining nuclear facilities in Iran to impose new rules.

On social media, Trump sharply attacked the American media regarding its reports on Iran's military successes, calling them "traitors" and "hostages of lies." He claimed that "all 159 ships of the Iranian Navy are currently at the bottom of the sea." However, sources identified with the Ayatollah regime, such as the Sepah Pasdaran channel, reported on covert attacks by the United Arab Emirates against Iran, information supported by reports in the Wall Street Journal.

In Iran, the tone remains belligerent. Ebrahim Rezai, a member of the National Security Committee in parliament, threatened that if the US renews attacks, Iran may raise the level of uranium enrichment to 90%. Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Foreign Minister, accused the US of bad faith and preventing a diplomatic solution, noting that the source of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is "the military aggression of the US and Israel."

Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Qatar called for maintaining the current ceasefire, while expressing deep concern over the effects of the war on the global economy and energy security. American officials were quoted by CNN as saying that Trump's patience is running thin, and that he is seriously considering the possibility of giving the war a new code name, "Operation Heavy Hammer," in the event of the ceasefire's collapse.