"US officials have nudged China to do more on the blocked Hormuz strait. President Xi doesn't appear to have budged. For weeks leading up to United States President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, his administration has been pressing China to lean on Iran amid negotiations aimed at reaching a peace deal between Washington and Tehran. Yet as Trump departed from Beijing on Friday afternoon on board Air Force One after a little more than 40 hours in the Chinese capital and a series of meetings with President Xi Jinping, there was little evidence that the world's two most powerful nations had forged any agreement on how to end the war on Iran."
"The war on Iran began on February 28 when the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran amid talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear programme. Iran hit back the same day with missile and drone attacks across the region, including targets in Israel as well as US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Trump administration has insisted that the war was justified, and aimed at preventing Iran from securing a nuclear weapon even though Tehran has repeatedly publicly said that it has no intention of building one."
"But China, which has previously also condemned the war, doubled down on its opposition to the conflict, in a statement issued while Trump was in Beijing. China's position on the Iran situation is very clear. The conflict has inflicted severe losses on the people in Iran and other regional countries, said the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement posted on its X account. More than 3,000 Iranians have been killed over the course of the war, according to government figures. To find an early way to resolve the situation is in the interest of not only"
The Iran conflict began on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes launched during negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear program. Iran responded the same day with missile and drone attacks across the region, targeting Israel and US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The Trump administration said the strikes were justified to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, despite Iran’s repeated public statements that it has no intention to build one. China condemned the war and maintained its opposition during Trump’s Beijing visit, stating that the conflict caused severe losses for people in Iran and other regional countries. China called for an early resolution and emphasized the interest of regional stability.
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