U.S. presses China to leverage influence over Iran as Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington hopes to convince Beijing to pressure Iran to de-escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf. President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed in Beijing that the Strait of Hormuz “must remain open” and Iran “can never have a nuclear weapon”. A ship was seized off the UAE coast and taken toward Iranian waters amid ongoing maritime chaos. CENTCOM commander reports U.S. bombing campaign destroyed 90% of Iran’s naval mines, but threats to shipping persist. The International Monetary Fund warns…

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