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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

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

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: 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.

Flying back from ​Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift U.S. sanctions ​on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.

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