An Iranian woman walks next to a mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

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Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war should not have started

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Trump-Xi summit: China, US disagree on what they agreed on
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Leaning left
5/15/2026

Trump-Xi summit: China, US disagree on what they agreed on

US president wraps up China visit: Trump says deals made and both leaders agree on Iran United States President Donald Trump left China on Friday following a two-day summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. While Washington touts wins in terms of bilateral trade agreements, Beijing has warned the US against.

Trump says he didn't ask Xi for 'favors' on Strait of Hormuz
Washington Times
Washington Times
Leaning right
5/15/2026

Trump says he didn't ask Xi for 'favors' on Strait of Hormuz

President Trump says he did not press Chinese President Xi Jinping to help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz , a vital oil-traffic waterway that Iran blockaded to gain leverage in the Middle East conflict. At the same time, Mr. Trump said he thinks China will act on its own, given its reliance on Iran ian oil.

Trump Says He Didn't Ask Xi For Any Favors on Iran
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Leaning left
5/15/2026

Trump Says He Didn't Ask Xi For Any Favors on Iran

President Donald Trump says didn't ask Xi Jinping for any favors when it comes to Iran. He says Xi largely agrees with him on the risks of Iran becoming a nuclear power. But Trump says he didn't ask the Chinese leader to put any pressure on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump, Xi Project Hormuz Alignment Despite Lack of Iran Progress
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Leaning left
5/15/2026

Trump, Xi Project Hormuz Alignment Despite Lack of Iran Progress

China called for a rapid reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a goal it shares with the US, though there was no sign of a breakthrough between the superpowers on how to achieve that after President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing.

Reuters
Reuters
Reuters
Balanced
5/16/2026

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started

target="_blank">Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started    Reuters

An Iranian woman walks next to a mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Reuters
Reuters
Balanced
5/16/2026

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war should not have started

Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Jana Choukeir. Additional reporting by Reuters Newsrooms. Writing by William Mallard and Timothy Heritage. Editing by Tom Hogue and Mark Potter Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Trevor Hunnicutt is White House Correspondent at Reuters News. He writes.

Trump Returns From China With Little Progress to Reopen Hormuz
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Leaning left
5/16/2026

Trump Returns From China With Little Progress to Reopen Hormuz

Iran said transit through the Strait of Hormuz will normalize once security conditions are restored, after US President Donald Trump returned from a visit to China with an agreed desire to reopen the critical maritime route but little in the way of a path to achieving it.

Reuters
Reuters
Reuters
Balanced
5/16/2026

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

target="_blank">Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in    Reuters

Chill coming from Trump’s summit with Xi is proof of a new Cold War with China
Fox News
Fox News
Strongly right
5/17/2026

Chill coming from Trump’s summit with Xi is proof of a new Cold War with China

President Trump gave a candid response when asked about a discussion on releasing Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai during his summit with President Xi Jinping in China. Before President Donald Trump departed for Beijing, I warned in these pages that his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would not.