Chinese And Iranian Presidents Both Visit U.S.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are both in the U.S., fulfilling diplomatic engagements as tensions remain high with both countries. Margaret Brennan has more.
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AI GeneratedMargaret Brennan discusses the diplomatic dynamics surrounding the meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents, highlighting China's perceived leverage in trade and technology. Additionally, she analyzes the tension and paradoxical nature of the Iranian president's visit to the U.N. amid threats of annihilation and disputes over nuclear programs.
Now let's bring in face-to-nation moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret
Brennan.
Margaret, great to have you here.
So the president is rolling out the red carpet for the Chinese president.
Some say a little bit too much red carpet, but what are you expecting?
Well, Tony, you know, whenever the two most powerful men in the world meet, there's typically
a lot of picture rich choreography.
China's media state controlled.
They want this, but this time it's different.
The pictures won't be, as Nancy just told you, beamed around the world in the same way.
And that's a concern to some of the Chinese officials I spoke with, in part because Xi
Jinping lands here feeling he has the upper hand in the competition with the U.S., according
to multiple Asian diplomats.
Trump needs China to stop buying Iranian oil.
He wants them to stop providing intelligence to Tehran.
China's also cornered the market on a really critical set of ingredients for U.S. made
weapons and technology.
On the other hand, the question for Trump is whether he wants to extend for how long
the trade truce with China.
And of course, there are two Americans being wrongfully detained.
You mentioned Iran there.
Another extraordinary moment at the U.N. today, the Iranian president here at war with the
U.S. and yet here on U.S. soil giving a speech.
What stood out to you?
Well, just a few months ago, he was in a bunker sheltering from U.S. airstrikes, and now he's
standing in the middle of New York City.
That, in and of itself, is extraordinary.
Also extraordinary, President Trump's language yesterday when he said he wants to possibly
annihilate Iran.
This is an institution built to avoid war.
But Iran's president took to the podium, and he had similar bluster.
He said Iran will never surrender its civilian nuclear program.
He also held up pictures of about what he said were 150 children killed there in airstrikes
in the beginning of the war.
But behind the scenes, I'm told, both sides still are trying to find a way to negotiate.
Yeah, they said it was a good meeting, is how the president characterized it.
