During the meeting they held in Beijingthe president of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that his counterpart, Xi Jinping, he would have offered “help” with the war in Iranas well as with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The American president gave an interview to the Fox News network from China and stated that Jinping would like to see the US and Iran reach a deal.
“President Xi would like to see an agreement reached. He told me: ‘If I can be of any help, I would like to be’“said the president.
The full interview will be published this Thursday night and, as a preview, Trump said that Jinping would also like a “reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Trump also assured that his counterpart He promised that he will no longer provide military equipment to Iran.
“He said he will not deliver military equipmentwhich is an important statement. But, at the same time, he said that they buy a lot of their oil there and that they would like to continue doing so,” he said.
Ahead of their meeting, Washington called on Beijing to take a more active role in the Iran war, arguing that The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz affects energy and commercial interests from China.
Both leaders agreed during the meeting that Iran “must never have” nuclear weapons and the need to reopen the strait for the transport of hydrocarbons.
Trump is currently in China and his visit is expected to last until May 15. This is his second visit to Asia, since the first was in 2017, during his first term.