Iran War Hangs Over China Summit

“As the heads of the world’s two superpowers meet in Beijing this week, President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will have another nation looming over their summit: Iran,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The long anticipated meeting has already been delayed once due to the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran, which has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump is eager to move on from the Middle East war that is sapping his domestic power and straining the global economy.”

Playbook: “American motorists paying 44 percent more for their gas than this time last year may be less transfixed by the red-carpet pictures. We’ll have to see.”