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

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One enroute to the U.S. following his official visit with President Xi Jinping in China, May 15, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI, May ⁠16 (Reuters) — 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. …