1. Trump Claims US Intercepted Chinese 'Gift' Ship to Iran, Contradicting Xi's Assurances
President Trump has publicly claimed that US forces intercepted a vessel carrying a 'gift' from China to Iran, directly contradicting recent assurances from Chinese President Xi Jinping. In a cryptic statement to CNBC, Trump described the intercepted shipment as "some things on it, which wasn’t very nice," adding, "I w...