"We did discuss Iran, Trump said. We feel very similar about [how] we want it to end. We don't want them to have a nuclear weapon. We want the straits open. He added: We want them [Iran] to get it ended because it's a crazy thing there, a little bit crazy. And it's no good, it can't happen."
"There is much speculation about how much pressure the US is putting on China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, to use its leverage with Iran to encourage the country to reopen the strait of Hormuz. And there is a question mark over whether or not Beijing would be willing to accede to that pressure."
"It's really important for China to have the strait of Hormuz open, Greer said. Earlier, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the US hoped to convince [China] to play a more active role in getting Iran to walk away from what they're doing now and trying to do now in the Persian Gulf."
"We're not asking for China's help. We don't need their help, Rubio said. China's foreign ministry on Friday again called for a ceasefire in Iran and said the strait of Hormuz should be opened as soon as possible. About half of China's crude oil passes through the waterway, but the bigger threat for the Chinese economy is if the conflict in the Middle East causes a global recession that dents demand for its exports."
Donald Trump said the US and China want the war in Iran to end, adding that both do not want Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon and want the straits open. He said Iran’s situation is “crazy” and “no good,” and that it cannot continue. Speculation centers on whether the US is pressuring China, the largest buyer of Iranian oil, to use leverage to encourage Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US officials said China should not be on the wrong side of the Iran issue and emphasized the importance of keeping the strait open. Marco Rubio said the US is not asking for China’s help, while China’s foreign ministry called for a ceasefire and urged opening the strait as soon as possible. China’s exposure includes both oil transit and broader economic risks from a global recession.
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