President Trump Says China Offered Help In Ending Iran Conflict

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🗓️ 16 May 2026

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President Trump returns from his high-stakes talks with Beijing and says that Chinese leader Xi Jinping offered to help negotiate an end to the Iranian conflict and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. China is the biggest buyer of oil and gas that passes through the strategic waterway. Meanwhile, Iranian news agencies claim a few Chinese commercial ships were being allowed through the strait. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Justin Fulcher, former senior advisor to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who says the meeting was a first step in bettering relations with China, and the only way to move forward is with more open dialogue between the two countries. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Stuart Vonney. I'm Harris Faulkner. I'm Brian Kilmead, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:09.2	Friday, May 15th, 2026. I'm Evan Brown. President Trump wraps up a positive trip to China and says
0:16.8	President Xi wants to help end the Iran conflict. China has a lot of influence over what's happening in Iran,
0:24.2	and I think pairing that with the significant military victories
0:28.1	that have occurred from the United States and Israel in Iran,
0:31.9	pairing those forces together can ultimately hopefully provide a peaceful resolution to all that's happening
0:38.7	in the strait.
0:39.4	This is the Fox News Rundown Operation Epic Fury.
0:47.4	President Trump's visit to President Xi Jinping in the People's Republic of China may yet
0:53.4	yield some benefits, including peace and
0:56.4	economic deals that might strengthen the U.S. relationship with China. She greeted the U.S.
1:01.7	president with full pomp and circumstance, including rifle salutes, military processions,
1:06.8	and flag-waving children. And now President Xi is invited to the White House this fall.
1:13.0	President Trump says certain sticky subjects remain sticky, such as Taiwan,
1:17.7	but that Xi seemed very open to new trade deals and other deepenings of ties.
1:23.0	All in all, this looked like a diplomatic win for President Trump
1:26.4	in that it showed the two leaders
1:27.8	warmly interacting.
1:29.9	Ultimately, we saw the People's Republic of China show tremendous respect for America and for
1:35.2	President Trump on this summit.
1:37.8	Justin Fulcher is a former senior advisor at the Pentagon.
1:41.3	And I think ultimately, you know, regardless of whether you're in strategic
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