Iran Allows Chinese Ships to Cross Strait of Hormuz as China Backs Trump's Call to Open It
Six Chinese-linked vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz as Trump arrived in Beijing, including a supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump began a two-day visit in Beijing to meet Jinping, as multiple Chinese-linked ships transited the Strait of Hormuz.
- Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz remain high as Iran imposes tolls and Trump enforces a blockade, prompting China to seek a resolution to protect its Gulf investments.
- A Chinese supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, following six other Chinese-linked vessels that crossed the day before.
- Trump told reporters before leaving for Beijing that "we're going to have a long talk about," while insisting he has the Islamic Republic "very much under control."
- Foreign Minister Wang told Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on Tuesday that "China will continue to support Pakistan's mediation efforts and make its own contribution toward this end.
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As a result of the war, the Strait of Hormus has been largely blocked for two and a half months for world trade. The US and Iran blame each other for this. Now more than two dozen ships have crossed the Straits.
Iran has announced this Thursday that it opens its hand in the Straits of Ormuz and has begun to allow the passage of oil tankers to Asian markets. The measure benefits China, fundamentally, but also Japan. The decision coincides with the visit of US President Donald Trump to Beijing to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping. Both have agreed on the need for the strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Indian Ocean, and for which before the …
Iran has begun to allow Chinese ships to cross the Ormuz Strait, following an agreement on Iran's protocols for the management of that maritime route, transmits Thursday to the Iranian semi-official press agency Fars, taken over by Reuters.
While Donald Trump remains in Beijing with Xi Jinping, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has confirmed that about 30 vessels have obtained permission from Tehran to transit through the Strait of Ormuz. Much of these ships are Chinese flagged. Transit resumed yesterday after an agreement was reached on the Iranian protocols for the management of the waterway, in a movement that is particularly relevant after Trump and Xi addressed the situation in the M…
Iran allows Chinese ships to pass Hormuz as Trump-Xi meet
Iranian media reported that Tehran allowed Chinese vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as US President Donald Trump praised “extremely positive” talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a high-profile visit to Beijing. "Following a decision by the Islamic republic, a number of Chinese vessels have been allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian-managed transit protocols," the Tasnim news agency said. It added…
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