US presses China to use leverage on Iran to reopen Hormuz
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accuses China of funding Iran and urges Beijing to use its leverage to push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington advances a "Project Freedom" plan to guide ships through the strait. Trump is set to meet Xi Jinping next week amid US–China tensions, with China and Russia blocking a UN condemnation of Iran and opposing unilateral sanctions; the JCPOA has collapsed, while Iran continues oil trade with China, framing a broader shift in U.S. diplomacy and policy focus.
- US official says China is ‘funding’ Iran, urges Beijing to help open Hormuz Al Jazeera
- U.S. Warns China Over Iranian Oil as Sanctions Fight Intensifies The New York Times
- US’ Bessent urges China to help open Strait of Hormuz South China Morning Post
- Bessent urges China to step up diplomacy on Iran ahead of Trump-Xi summit Reuters
- Iran War: US Looks to China, South Korea for Support as Gulf Truce Frays Bloomberg.com
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