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Trump ‘Reinstates’ a Hormuz Blockade Iran Already Declared
The strait was already effectively shut before Trump's post. His new plan adds a 20% toll he once called unacceptable.
The strait was already effectively shut before Trump's post. His new plan adds a 20% toll he once called unacceptable.
Tehran's state TV describes US withdrawal and a reopened strait; Washington describes proportional blockade easing tied to uranium.
Administration owns the oil cutoff as policy but denies it as cause — and undercuts its own GAESA case in the process.
A $14 billion weapons package sits in abeyance. The president says approval depends on China — and openly questioned a 1982 assurance to do so.
President pitches permanent residency for "good" foreign students during state visit, marking second China-policy reversal in 24 hours.
Beijing calls Taiwan the "most important issue." Washington's summit summary focuses on trade and Iran.
Beijing swapped a single character in the secretary of state's surname, clearing the way for a visit it had formally banned.
The president who said America doesn't need China on Iran flew to China after weeks of asking China for help on Iran.