Trump Announces China Pledges to Stop Supplying Weapons to Iran

President Donald Trump announced that China has committed to halting weapons sales to Iran following a personal exchange with Xi Jinping.

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Beijing had conveyed the assurance directly.

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Trump wrote on social media: "China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz ... They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran."

The pledge came after U.S. intelligence agencies detected preparations for new weapons deliveries to Iran by China.

China’s foreign ministry characterized the reports as false.

Trump is scheduled to visit Beijing in mid-May.

China imports roughly 50% of its crude oil through the Persian Gulf.

More than 90% of Iranian oil exports flow to China.

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Analysts noted that China was playing for the summit with Trump, not for Tehran.

The White House said Trump was right to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump's announcement was met with skepticism.

China's foreign ministry called the reports entirely fabricated.

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