Trump seeks to delay China summit due to Iran war

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is planning to delay a high stakes visit to China later in March by about a month because of the Iran war.

"We've requested that we delay it a month or so," he told reporters at the White House, adding that it was important that he remained available to oversee the war.

The Iran war has eclipsed most of Trump's other foreign policy priorities, faced with an intensifying conflict and disruptions to the global oil supply, which has threatened to raise prices in the US.

The BBC has contacted the Chinese embassy in Washington for comment.

Representatives from the US and China have met in Paris in recent days for negotiations, such as over investments between the countries.