Trump Says Xi Agrees Iran Must Open Strait, But No Sign China Will Weigh In
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
US President Donald Trump stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz but offered no indication China would exert pressure on Iran. Trump, returning from Beijing after talks with Xi, said he was considering lifting US sanctions on Chinese oil companies purchasing Iranian oil, with China being Iran’s largest buyer. Iran has effectively closed the strait following US and Israeli attacks, causing a global oil supply crisis. Tehran has proposed managing traffic through the strait under a designated route but insists on an end to the US blockade before reopening it.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 11:14 (NASB 1977)
"Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is victory."
Commentary:
When leaders bargain over chokepoints and sanctions, Proverbs is plain: stability requires real counsel, not leverage. Oil doesn’t move when ships can’t safely pass. People at the pump feel it first. The Strait of Hormuz sits outside Israel’s land, yet Israel is tied into the consequences because it stands in covenant territory God gave her and is drawn into regional pressure. This kind of shifting counsel and tightening control fits the prophetic pattern Scripture describes—nations testing one another through trade routes and fragile alliances instead of trust.
Prophetic Trend:
Strategic waterways are becoming bargaining chips, and global powers are signaling a future where commerce, alliances, and coercion merge into one pressure system.
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Source Excerpt:
US President Donald Trump participates in events at the Great Hall of the People and does a greeting with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping May 14, 2026, in Beijing China during a trip focused on trade, regional security, and strengthening bilateral ties between the world’s two largest economies. Photo: Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though China gave no indication it would weigh in. Flying back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil. “I’m not asking for any favors because when you ask for favors, you have to do favors in return,” Trump said when asked by a reporter on Air Force One whether Xi had made a firm commitment to put pressure on the Iranians to reopen the strait. Xi did not comment on his discussions with Trump about Iran, although China’s foreign ministry criticized the war, calling it a conflict “which should never have happened, has no reason to continue.” ‘WE WAN...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 05-16-2026 14:44