The Iran War is only one issue for the President as he heads overseas for a huge trip.

The lead starts right now.

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This CNN exclusive is rolling out here on the lead.

Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapp. We start in our worldly trouble abroad, trouble at home for President Trump as he is now en route to Beijing

for a critical meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

This follows weeks of trying and frankly

failing to convince the Chinese government to use its leverage to prod Iran to agree to the U.S.

terms and end the war. Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with how the Iranians are

handling negotiations, so much so. Some Trump aides say he is now more seriously considering restarting major combat operations

in Iran.

Today, the president was asked if he had a red line that would cause him to end the ceasefire.

Well, we're going to see, and we'll be thinking about it on the flight and we'll be thinking

about it for the next little while, but we've beaten their military very soundly.

That's over with.

Things are also not going so smoothly for President Trump here at home in the U.S., not just

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