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Trump says he and Xi agree to keep Iran from having nuclear arms

By Thomson Reuters May 14, 2026 | 11:25 PM

BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ​said on ‌Friday he discussed Iran with Chinese President ‌Xi ​Jinping and ⁠that they ⁠do not want Iran to have nuclear weapons ​and “want the straits open”.

The ⁠two ⁠leaders met ​at the walled-off ​Zhongnanhai complex in Beijing ‌as Trump wraps up his state ⁠visit to China.

“We’ve settled a lot ⁠of ‌different problems ⁠that other ​people ‌wouldn’t have been ​able ⁠to solve,” Trump said.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Christian ​Schmollinger)