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

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

🏛️ CONGRESS — Bipartisan cover for the China-Iran ask Trump hasn't made publicly. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A Democratic senator demanding Trump press Xi on Iran gives the White House cross-aisle political cover for exactly that ask. Xi arrives needing Taiwan relief; Trump can now frame Iran pressure as a congressional condition, not a concession. The variable: whether Beijing reads this as leverage or as proof Washington is coordinating a squeeze.

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