Iran war widens as Trump delays China trip and Baghdad embassy comes under attack
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Trump says he may delay his China trip due to the widening Iran war, while a wave of drone- and missile-attacks targets US interests in Baghdad including the embassy and a house linked to Iranian advisers that reportedly killed four. The broader crisis spills into energy and shipping, with attacks on Gulf facilities, intercepts of missiles in Qatar and the UAE, and heightened regional tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
- Middle East crisis live: Trump seeks to delay summit with China’s Xi amid Iran war; US embassy in Baghdad reportedly targeted in air attack The Guardian
- War in the Gulf Is Now Churning the U.S.-China Relationship The New York Times
- Iran War News Live Updates: U.S. Allies Look at Options to Open Strait of Hormuz After Trump Pressure WSJ
- Trump suggests he may delay China trip, but Bessent says it's not to pressure on Strait of Hormuz Yahoo
- Trump says U.S. asked China to delay Xi meeting 'a month or so' due to Iran war CNBC
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