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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, May 6th, and this is Evening Wire.

President Trump said this morning that if Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, the

conflict will be over. If not, he said, quote, it will be sadly at a much higher level and intensity

than it was before. Daily Wire Foreign Affairs reporter Cassia Kiva has the latest.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz would be

temporarily paused as negotiators worked towards a possible agreement with Iran,

though the blockade itself remains fully in effect, which led to U.S. forces firing on an Iranian

tanker accused of violating the blockade in the Gulf of Oman.

After the crew allegedly refused repeated warnings, a U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier,

fired several rounds at the vessel, striking its rudder and stopping its transit towards Iran.

New reports also pointed to a potential U.S.-Iran framework deal that would formally pause the war and launch negotiations

over Iran's nuclear program and sanctions relief, though Iran has yet to accept the proposal.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel remains in full coordination with Trump and is prepared for any scenario if diplomacy collapses.

Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister is visiting Beijing just over a week before President Trump will do the same.

Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has the story.

Foreign Minister Abbas Harakshi landed in Beijing on Wednesday

to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Ostensibly, the visit is meant to discuss

regional development. Many, however, speculate that the main action item will be U.S. involvement in Iran.

The visit comes just ahead of President Trump's planned trip to Beijing on May 14th. Trump will meet

with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss a wide range of topics, likely

including the Iran situation.

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