Trump says he asked China's Xi not to give Iran weapons

President Trump claims private correspondence with Xi Jinping secured a pledge that China is not supplying weapons to Iran, while vowing to 'open' a key global oil chokepoint. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Trump says he asked China's Xi not to give Iran weapons

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President Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday that he personally wrote to Chinese President Xi Jinping, asking him not to supply weapons to Iran, and received a letter in return stating that China is not doing so. The disclosure came during a recorded interview with Fox Business Network, though the President did not specify when the diplomatic exchange took place. This private assurance follows a public threat Trump issued last week, warning of immediate 50 percent tariffs on any nation caught arming Tehran. The revelation places a direct, personal spotlight on the relationship between the two leaders amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. By framing the interaction as a direct letter exchange, Trump portrays diplomacy as a matter of personal negotiation and rapport. "I wrote him a letter asking him not to do that, and he wrote me a letter saying that, essentially, he's not doing that," Trump said. This claim, if accurate, suggests a significant behind-the-scenes effort to curb Iran's military capabilities through pressure on one of its major potential partners, though it remains unverified by Chinese officials. The context for this correspondence is a broader, more aggressive U.S. posture toward Iran and its supporters. Just days before discussing the letters, President Trump explicitly threatened punitive economic measures against any country supplying arms to Iran, framing it as a matter of national and global security. The move is seen as part of a maximum pressure campaign intended to isolate Tehran completely, extending beyond U.S. sanctions to compel other global powers to sever military and economic ties. In a related but geopolitically distinct declaration, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to announce he was "permanently opening" the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow sea passage is a critical global oil artery, through which approximately one-fifth of the world's petroleum passes. The President asserted that China was "very happy" about this decision, adding, "I am doing it for them, also - And the World." The statement, "President Xi will give me a big, fat, hug when I get there in a few weeks," further personalizes a complex strategic issue,...

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