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Rubio says Trump raised Iran with China’s Xi but ‘didn’t ask him for anything’
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US President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, May 14, 2026, in Beijing, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang watch. (AP Photo/ Mark Schiefelbein)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump raised Iran in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but “he didn’t ask him for anything.”
“We’re not asking for China’s help. We don’t need their help,” Rubio says in an interview with NBC News.
He says China agreed with the US that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon and brought that up in their meetings.
He says the Chinese told the US team in meetings that “they are not in favor of militarizing the straits of Hormuz, and they’re not in favor of a tolling system.”
“It’s good that we have alliance, or at least agreement on that point,” Rubio says.
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