U.S. President Donald Trump's economic campaign against Iran is testing the limits of the security grouping Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spent years expanding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/31/world/politics/trump-iran-test-xi-putin-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #iran #oil #china #russia #xijinping #vladimirputin #india #brics #sco