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Malek Fouda

Top Trump advisers urge China to leverage Iran ties to reopen Strait of Hormuz to global traffic

White House officials are urging China to use its influence with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, just days before US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in a highly-anticipated summit in Beijing.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Chinese officials to use Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's visit to China to urge Tehran to release its chokehold on the critical waterway.

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