Trump: Xi will give me a 'big, fat, hug' for opening Strait of Hormuz

President Trump claims China's gratitude for ending Strait of Hormuz blockade, as Iran threatens to escalate maritime conflict. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Trump: Xi will give me a 'big, fat, hug' for opening Strait of Hormuz

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President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that China is "very happy" he is "permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz," claiming Chinese President Xi Jinping will reward him with a "big, fat, hug" during an upcoming visit. The announcement, made on his Truth Social platform, framed the move as a global benefit and stated China had agreed "not to send weapons to Iran." The statement came just one day after the United States initiated a full blockade of the strategic waterway, a vital conduit for approximately 20 percent of the world's seaborne oil. Despite the presidential proclamation, real-time shipping data from Tuesday, the blockade's first full day, revealed a starkly different picture on the water. At least eight commercial vessels were tracked transiting the strait, suggesting the US naval enforcement had, initially, made little tangible impact on maritime traffic. The disconnect between the declared policy, its physical enforcement, and the immediate reaction from global shipping channels underscores the complex and volatile nature of imposing a blockade on one of the world's most critical economic arteries. The geopolitical stakes were dramatically raised hours before Trump's post, when the Iranian military issued a direct warning to Washington. A spokesperson stated that if the US continued its "illegal" blockade, Iran would respond by shutting down all exports and imports across a vast maritime region encompassing the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea. Such an escalation would represent a severe intensification of the crisis, threatening global energy supplies and regional stability far beyond the immediate vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's framing of the action as a favor to China introduces a new layer of great-power diplomacy into the tense regional standoff. By explicitly linking the opening of the strait to Chinese approval and a claimed arms agreement, the President suggests a strategic bargain aimed at isolating Iran. However, this public characterization of private diplomacy, complete with the colloquial promise of a hug, stands in sharp contrast to the grave military warnings emanating from Tehran and the observed...

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