The U.S., not Iran, is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Friday, adding, "We wiped out their armed forces, essentially." Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Friday that his country "cannot trust the Americans at all" and Iran is "trying to maintain" the "shaky" ceasefire "to give diplomacy a chance.

On Friday, the final day of his Beijing trip, US President Donald Trump will again meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, this time over tea and a working lunch. The two leaders are expected to continue discussions on critical bilateral and global issues,

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump are set to meet in Beijing for a U.S.-China summit to discuss issues including the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan.

Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping offered to help the US negotiate with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told Fox News that China’s heavy dependence on Gulf oil makes Beijing eager to keep the crucial trade route open and stable as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East.

The Iran war is looming over Trump's visit to China this week.

As President Trump left Beijing, he and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, played up stability. There was no indication that they had resolved any major points of contention on Taiwan, the war in Iran or other issues.

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President Donald Trump departed Beijing Thursday afternoon local time without any immediate clear signs that the US and China have resolved thorny challenges dogging the fractious relationship, but with a freshly-stabilized relationship with China leader Xi Jinping – for now.