US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk the centuries-old gardens of Zhongnanhai on May 15, 2026 — Day 77 of the Iran war — as the two-day Beijing summit concluded without an Iran breakthrough, Beijing and Washington releasing contradictory readouts, and Trump telling Fox News he was "running out of patience" with Iran. (AP / Al Jazeera)

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk the centuries-old gardens of Zhongnanhai on May 15, 2026 — Day 77 of the Iran war — as the two-day Beijing summit concluded without an Iran breakthrough, Beijing and Washington releasing contradictory readouts, and Trump telling Fox News he was "running out of patience" with Iran. (AP / Al Jazeera)

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Unmasking the Accomplice: Araghchi Names UAE as Co-Belligerent at BRICS While Trump Calls Iran's Uranium Hunt 'Just PR'

Day 77 of the Iran War — May 15, 2026 — produced two disclosures that fundamentally altered the diplomatic terrain of the conflict: Iran's foreign minister publicly named the UAE as a direct participant in the war against his country, and the US president…

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