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Trump advisers step up their calls on China to help open Strait of Hormuz ahead of Beijing summit
White House officials are renewing calls on China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz
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China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump's summit with Xi
China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
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China's top envoy calls for a ‘comprehensive ceasefire’ in the Iran war
China’s foreign minister is calling for a comprehensive ceasefire in the Iran war, in comments that could inject new energy into stalled efforts to end the two-month conflict between the United States and Iran
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US and Iran appear to move closer to ending their war as Trump threatens more bombing
The United States and Iran appear to be moving closer to an initial agreement to end the war, and U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring Tehran with threats of a new wave of bombing if a deal is not reached
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Trump threatens Iran with bombing if it doesn’t reopen Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening Iran with more bombing if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end war
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U.S. President Trump's renewed trade war with China
BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May on his first visit to China in eight years. Here is how the rivalry between the world's two biggest economies has unfolded since Trump returned to the White House in 2025.
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US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
The U.S. military says it has fired on an Iranian oil tanker as President Donald Trump seeks to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war
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Iran foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart a week before Trump's Beijing trip
By Antoni Slodkowski and Liz Lee BEIJING, May 6 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met China's top diplomat in Beijing on Wednesday, underscoring close ties between the two countries shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to meet with Xi Jinping.
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Oil prices fall and stocks rise on hopes for a deal to allow crude to flow from the Persian Gulf
Crude oil prices are sinking, and stock markets are bursting higher worldwide with hopes that the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to allow ships to once again deliver crude from the Persian Gulf
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China's top envoy tells his Iranian counterpart a ‘comprehensive ceasefire’ is needed
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that China was “deeply distressed” over the war that has lasted more than two months
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China's top envoy meets with Iran's in Beijing
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Beijing on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, without providing further details
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Israel strikes Beirut suburbs for first time since ceasefire was announced
Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs for the first time since a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group was announced on April 17
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