2 days ago · Iran
Rubio, Wang hold phone call before Xi-Trump meeting next week

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia and Middle East Eye are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Iran. The first report grouped here was at 9 Nov 2026, 07:29 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Rubio, Wang hold phone call before Xi-Trump meeting next week”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday to finalise preparations for next week’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen, China. “The two heads of state agreed to enrich the connotation of a…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Middle East Eye
Trump says he thinks he will meet with Xi, Putin, set to discuss ending war on Iran
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Rubio, Wang hold phone call before Trump-Xi meeting next week
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Rubio, Wang hold phone call before Xi-Trump meeting next week
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- South China Morning PostRubio, Wang hold phone call before Xi-Trump meeting next week
- Middle East EyeTrump says he thinks he will meet with Xi, Putin, set to discuss ending war on Iran