🇰🇷 South Korea May 17, 2026 · reuters@koreatimes.co.kr(KoreaTimes)

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in

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Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI — U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though China gave no indication it would weigh in. Flying back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift U.S. sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil. "I'm not asking for any favors because when you ask for favors, you have to do favors in

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