Asked whether he believed the US should still sell weapons to Taiwan, the US president said: “Well, I’m going to have that discussion with President Xi. President Xi would like us not to, and I’ll have that discussion.”

The US president lashed out at Iran’s “stupid” leaders and said their counter-proposal to end the war was a “piece of garbage” that he didn’t bother to fully read.

Despite the US turning the screws on Tehran with a naval blockade and a new wave of economic sanctions, the regime is not buckling.