Xi agreed Iran can’t have nuclear arms, Strait of Hormuz must be opened: Trump
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Trump announced that Xi Jinping and he had agreed that Iran should not acquire nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Hormuz should remain open. Iran has reportedly lost approximately $500 million per day over the past two and a half weeks due to a US naval blockade. Trump stated that the US controls the strait and that Iran would be similarly affected if it closed it.