Trump Projects Confidence on Iran War While China Stays Cautious

WATCH: US President Donald Trump signaled China is willing to support negotiations with Iran, as he visits his counterpart President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Bloomberg’s Stuart Livingstone-Wallace has the latest.Source: Bloomberg

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By Skylar Woodhouse and Omar Tamo

May 15, 2026 at 6:52 AM UTC

President Donald Trump said the US and China share common goals for ending the Iran war, while Beijing struck a measured tone in urging further diplomacy.

Trump said during a briefing with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday that the two leaders agreed the Islamic Republic shouldn’t possess a nuclear weapon and that the Strait of Hormuz should reopen.