Trump and Xi End 2nd Round of Talks in High-Stakes Summit

Sun, 17 May 2026 17:54:38 +0000

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President Donald Trump said Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping feel "very similar on Iran" in wanting the war to end and prohibiting Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon as the two started their second day of meetings in their high-stakes summit.

"We did discuss Iran. We feel very similar in Iran. We want that to end. We don't want them to have a nuclear weapon. We want the [Strait of Hormuz] opened. We're closing it now. They closed it, and we closed it on top of them, but we want the straits open, and we want them to get it ended, because it's a crazy thing," Trump said at a photo opportunity before the two leaders had tea and a working lunch.

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