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Iran launched its largest IRGC military exercise since the war began as President Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing for a high-stakes summit that could determine the next phase of the US-Iran conflict. Tehran’s “Martyr Commander” drills unfolded around the Iranian capital while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Delhi alongside China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

In Episode 76 of Epic Fury, we break down the Trump-Xi summit, Iran’s new negotiating preconditions, the parallel diplomatic tracks running through Beijing and Delhi, and the growing pressure created by the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM says sixty-seven commercial vessels have now been redirected since April thirteenth, with four disabled and two fired upon during enforcement operations.

This episode examines:

• The strategic meaning behind Iran’s Tehran military drills
• Why the Trump-Xi meeting could reshape the war
• China’s leverage over Iran through oil and trade
• The BRICS diplomacy unfolding in Delhi
• Iran’s five reported preconditions for negotiations
• The escalating economic pressure from the Hormuz blockade
• Lebanon-Israel talks beginning in Washington
• Whether diplomacy, escalation, or a hybrid outcome is now emerging

Epic Fury is a daily geopolitical war podcast covering the US-Iran conflict, Middle East escalation, global diplomacy, oil markets, military strategy, China, Russia, Israel, the Strait of Hormuz, and the wider balance of power reshaping the world order.

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