# US-China Summit Is All Business Not Friendship, Iran Stalemate Until Beijing Meets Washington & Inflation Spreads Beyond the Gas Pump

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Podcast: [The Tom Sullivan Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show-7354798)
Published: 2026-05-12T20:43:16+00:00
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## Resource

China walks into the summit holding all the cards. Washington needs Beijing's help on Iran and Beijing knows it. The real currency on the table is not goodwill — it is semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and export controls. Everyone will smile for the cameras and pretend to be friends. The Iran war is not going anywhere until after this meeting concludes — which means Tehran gets more time and the unfinished military mission stays unfinished. And while all of this plays out on the world stage inflation is quietly spreading beyond gas prices and into groceries, housing, and everyday life. The economic squeeze is real and growing. All of it connected today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support .

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