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China’s top envoy meets with Iran’s in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait

Trump paused the U.S. effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and China held talks, while only two vessels had used the guarded route.

  • U.S. President Donald Trump paused the U.S. effort to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal with Iran, but kept the blockade of Iranian ports.
  • Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, as China has close economic and political ties with Tehran.
  • The U.S. has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports since April 13, allowing only two U.S.-flagged merchant ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz with military assistance.
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China's top envoy meets with Iran's in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait

President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.

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Associated Press News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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