‘He’d like to see the Hormuz Strait open,’ President Donald Trump exclusively told Sean Hannity after talks in China.
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A deal between the U.S. and Iran may be brokered by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
President Donald Trump revealed Thursday that Jinping offered to help broker a truce with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after both leaders held high-stakes talks in Beijing.
“President Xi would like to see a deal made,” Trump told Sean Hannity in an exclusive interview airing tonight at 9 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel.
“And he did offer. He said, ‘If I can be of any help at all, I would like to be of help’… He’d like to see the Hormuz Strait open.”
In addition, President Trump also said Xi assured him China would not give military equipment to Iran, a crucial aspect of discussion as members of the Trump administration press Beijing over its relationship with Tehran.
“That’s a big statement…” Trump said.
“He said that strongly, but at the same time, he said they buy a lot of [Iran’s] oil there, and they’d like to keep doing that. He’d like to see the Hormuz Strait opened. I said, ‘Well, we didn’t stop it, they [Iran] did, and then we stopped them.’”
Also, Trump spoke of the concerns Xi raised over supposed efforts by Iran to impose costs on ships moving through the critical global energy corridor.
“He didn’t like the fact that they’re charging tolls,” Trump said.
“I don’t know if they are or not — I don’t know who would pay them. Where would the money go? The country is decimated.”
The president’s remarks came after a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with Jinping, where the two also discussed increasing U.S. access to Chinese markets and halting the flow of fentanyl precursors to the U.S.
According to the White House, both sides concurred that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open.
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