Trump: China “very happy” as Hormuz move unfolds

April 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM

US President Donald Trump says China has agreed “not to send weapons to Iran”, after he wrote to President Xi Jinping asking him not to.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump says: “China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also – And the World.”

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