Trump arrives in China as Iran war looms
President Trump touched down in Beijing on Wednesday ahead of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News' Courtney Kealy and Ramy Inocencio have the latest.
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President Trump touched down in Beijing on Wednesday ahead of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News' Courtney Kealy and Ramy Inocencio have the latest.
President Trump is in Beijing, China, for a crucial summit with President Xi Jinping that includes top U.S. business executives. CBS News' Anna Coren and Courtney Kealy have more.
Kuwait says Iranians tried to infiltrate its territory by sea. This comes as Gulf states grapple with the impact of the Israeli-U.S. war against Iran. Mohammed Sergie, the editor of Semafor Gulf, joins with more details.
Iran warns any new U.S. attacks will bring a "bad result," as President Trump acknowledges the ceasefire is faltering and violence flares in Lebanon.
Inflation is now at its highest level in nearly three years, in large part due to skyrocketing energy costs from the Iran war. Arjun Murti, partner at the energy sector firm Veriten and author of the energy-focused Substack newsletter "Super-Spiked," joins with analysis.
Ahead of a summit in Beijing, President Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have almost nothing to talk about when it comes to the war with Iran. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean joins to discuss.
Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy asked Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about military options to open the Strait of Hormuz, and about reports of an apparent intelligence assessment on Iran's nuclear capacity that may contradict President Trump's past statements. The exchange occurred during a Senate panel hearing on the Pentagon's 2027 budget request.
President Trump told CBS News' Nancy Cordes that he intends to suspend the federal gas tax amid higher prices.
President Trump told CBS News' Nancy Cordes that he is weighing pausing the federal gas tax, but the temporary relief may not be enough for Americans affected by higher pump prices amid the Iran war.
President Trump is warning that the ceasefire with Iran is on "life support" as Iran threatens violence if U.S. attacks resume. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Aaron MacLean report.
President Trump is expected to encourage China to pressure Iran to make a deal to end the war when he visits Beijing this week and meets with President Xi Jinping.
President Trump told CBS News exclusively on Monday that he wants to suspend the federal gas tax to give Americans some relief at the pump as the war with Iran continues. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett about the situation in Iran. Ahead of President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Netanyahu said he "didn't like" that China supported Iran's war efforts.
President Trump told CBS News' Nancy Cordes that he wants to temporarily lift the federal gas tax as prices continue to rise amid the ongoing war with Iran. Mr. Trump also said the latest response from Iran to end the war was "a bad proposal ... done by people that have no clue as to the danger they're in."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News that the war with Iran won't end until the nation's enriched uranium is removed. Ret. Navy Vice Adm. Robert Murrett joins with his perspective.
President Trump told CBS News on Monday that he wants to suspend the federal fuel tax as the war with Iran continues to send gas prices skyrocketing. CBS News business contributor Javier David joins with analysis.
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about where the war with Iran stands and what it would take to end the conflict. Former Trump national security adviser H. R. McMaster joins with analysis of Netanyahu's response.
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about The New York Times reporting that, in pre-war conversations with President Trump, Netanyahu and his team asserted that Iran would not choke off the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins with Mr. Trump's response.
President Trump will head to Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Henrietta Levin, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News with analysis.
President Trump says ceasefire with Iran "on life support"; Americans exposed to hantavirus return to quarantine in the U.S.
Despite the ongoing war in Iran and high gas prices, stocks started trading higher on Monday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both hit record highs, bolstered by the tech sector. Yahoo Finance senior reporter Brooke DiPalma joins with analysis.
Weeks after the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began, the conflict appears to be at an impasse. Free Press columnist Sir Niall Ferguson joins to discuss. Paramount Skydance owns The Free Press and CBS News.
President Trump didn't provide details on the issues he had with the response or what would come next.
President Trump last week announced an operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iranian blockade, and then two days later, he announced it would be paused. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the U.S. military is currently clearing the Strait of Hormuz now after pausing escorting ships "at Iran's request" because Tehran said "let's make a deal" for peace.
The U.S. still has no reply from Iran on the latest peace plan, but President Trump says it could happen "any minute." But there is movement on wartime fuel prices, averaging $4.53 a gallon, up 25 cents for the second week. Holly Williams has more.