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US’ Bessent urges China to help open Strait of Hormuz

South China Morning Post 04 May 2026 5h ago
US’ Bessent urges China to help open Strait of Hormuz
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday pressed China to ramp up diplomatic pressure on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz even as he stressed that the US has “absolute control” over the strategic waterway. “Let’s see [China] step up with some diplomacy and get the Iranians to open the strait,” Bessent said in a Fox News interview. “Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism and China has
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