Trump says China agreed not to send weapons to Iran

“China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also - and the world,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

“They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran,” he added.

Trump also said he expected to meet China’s President Xi Jinping in the coming weeks and described cooperation between the two countries as positive.

“We are working together smartly, and very well,” he said, adding the United States was prepared to fight if needed.