Iran war day 77: Trump, Xi discuss Hormuz as Tehran rallies BRICS
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The US and Chinese leaders agreed during talks in Beijing that the Strait of Hormuz should remain open to ensure global energy supplies.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo President Donald Trump talks with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound [Mark Schiefelbein/Reuters]By AFPPublished On 15 May 202615 May 2026United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the Strait of Hormuz during talks in Beijing, with the White House saying Xi agreed the strategic waterway “must remain open to support the free flow of energy” as tensions over the Iran war continue to roil global markets.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged fellow BRICS nations at a meeting in New Delhi, India, to condemn the US-Israel war on Iran as a violation of international law, insisting Tehran would “never bow to any pressure”.