{"id":27677,"date":"2026-05-15T03:10:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/xi-promised-not-to-send-military-equipment-to-iran-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T03:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:10:40","slug":"xi-promised-not-to-send-military-equipment-to-iran-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/xi-promised-not-to-send-military-equipment-to-iran-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Xi promised not to send military equipment to Iran \u2013 Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The US president has said China would like to see the Strait of Hormuz reopened<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"68\">US President Donald Trump has said Chinese President Xi Jinping promised him that China will not send military aid to Iran. The leaders held talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017.<strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"7\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"715\">US officials sought to persuade China to help pressure Iran into agreeing to US peace terms and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran closed to <em>\u201cenemy ships\u201d<\/em> in response to US and Israeli airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"914\"><em>\u201cHe said he\u2019s not going to give military equipment. That\u2019s a big statement,\u201d<\/em> Trump told Fox News. He added that China wants the Strait of Hormuz to remain open because it imports oil from the region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1008\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><em>\u201cHe said they buy a lot of their oil there, and they\u2019d like to keep doing that,\u201d<\/em> Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1008\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News that <em>\u201cthe Chinese side said they are not in favor of militarizing the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/em> He added that Beijing does not support Iran imposing tolls on ships passing through the waterway.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1008\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that China <em>\u201cwill be working behind the scenes\u201d<\/em> to help restore access to the strait.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 03, 2025, in Beijing, China.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/639982-us-intel-fears-iran-war-china-edge\/\">US intel fears Iran war handed China strategic advantage \u2013 WaPo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"245\">Iranian media reported on Thursday that some Chinese ships have been allowed to sail through the strait, as officials insisted that commercial vessels from friendly nations could pass provided that they follow instructions from the Iranian military.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"634\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In his opening remarks before a meeting with Trump, Xi stressed the need for the two superpowers to cooperate in areas in which they share common interests, without directly mentioning the Middle East crisis. China\u2019s Foreign Ministry has condemned the <em>\u201cillegal\u201d<\/em> US sanctions on Chinese businesses accused of helping Iran; the government has ordered the companies to not comply.<\/p>\n<p>The US has maintained its own blockade of Iran\u2019s ports, with US Central Command saying it has redirected 72 ships and disabled four others since April 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US president has said China would like to see the Strait of Hormuz reopened US President Donald Trump has said Chinese President Xi Jinping promised him that China will not send military aid to Iran. 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