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Democratic Senator Urges Trump to Press Xi on Iran at UNGA Summit

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Democratic Senator Urges Trump to Press Xi on Iran at UNGA Summit

🏛️ CONGRESS — Democrats want Xi leveraged against Tehran, not just appeased. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A Democratic senator pushing Trump publicly shifts the political cost calculus — if Trump exits the Xi summit without an Iran ask, he hands the opposition a ready attack line. But Xi's leverage over Tehran is narrower than advertised: PLA purges and trade dependency limit Beijing's coercive options. The real risk is Trump trades an Iran ask for Taiwan relief, getting neither.

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