President Trump Reveals What China President Xi Jinping Told Him About Iran Behind Closed Doors

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping appear to have found common ground on Iran.

On Friday, President Trump, while on Air Force One, told the press that Xi Jinping agrees with him that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon.

Trump also shared that they both have similar policies regarding reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Chinese President Xi behind closed doors has SIDED with President Trump on Iran!

“He feels strongly they can't have a nuclear weapon. He said that very strongly!”

“They cannot have a nuclear weapon and he wants them to open up the strait. But as he said, they… pic.twitter.com/fg1kUVedSr

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 15, 2026

Reuters had more details to share about Trump and Xi Jinping’s stance on Iran:

U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that he ​had agreed in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that Tehran could not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

With official agreements from the ‌U.S.-China summit yet to be released, Trump’s comments gave little indication of whether Beijing, the main buyer of Iranian oil, might use its influence with Tehran to end a conflict it said should never have started.

“We’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to settle,” Trump said on Friday after he met Xi in Beijing on the second day of talks which included the Iran war, Taiwan, trade and other issues.
Xi did not comment on his discussions with Trump about Iran, although ​China’s foreign ministry issued a blunt statement outlining Beijing’s frustration with the Iran war.
“This conflict, which should never have happened, has no reason to continue,” the ministry said.

Iran effectively shut the strait to most ​shipping traffic in response to U.S.-Israeli attacks which began on February 28, causing an unprecedented disruption to global energy supplies.

The U.S. paused its ⁠attacks on Iran last month but began a blockade of the country’s ports. Tehran said it would not unblock the strait until the U.S. ended its blockade. Trump has threatened to attack Iran again if it does ​not agree a deal.

“We don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon, we want the straits open,” Trump said in Beijing.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that Tehran had received messages from the U.S. indicating ​Washington was willing to continue talks and engagement. He did not immediately elaborate on the issue.

Trump made similar remarks while sitting with Xi Jinping:

TRUMP: We feel VERY SIMILAR on Iran… want that to END

TRUMP: WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON

TRUMP: WE WANT THE STRAIT TO STAY OPEN pic.twitter.com/NdmlVxjAlm

— RT (@RT_com) May 15, 2026

Fox News further reported that China will not provide Iran with military equipment:

President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he will not provide military equipment to Iran, which has been a central focus of the high-stakes meeting marking a possible win for the Trump administration.

Xi “said he’s not going to give military equipment. That’s a big statement. He said that today. That’s a big statement. (He) said that strongly,” Trump said to Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday.

The pledge comes as the Trump administration increasingly has cast China not just as an economic rival, but as a key enabler of adversarial regimes, with Beijing’s economic and material support for Iran emerging as a central focus of this week’s high-stakes talks with Xi.