U.S. Trade Representative Says China Agreed Not to Provide Material Support to Iran

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Sunday that President Donald Trump obtained a commitment from China not to provide material support to Iran during recent meetings. " He said the president focused on ensuring China would not assist Iran rather than requesting direct Chinese action in the Strait of Hormuz.

"When the president went in, he did not go in asking them to take action in the Straits of Hormuz. He was very focused on making sure that they didn't provide material support to Iran. That's a commitment he obtained and confirmed," Greer said.

Greer said China has a clear interest in reopening the strait. He added that Chinese officials expressed this view during the meetings he attended. The trade representative said the United States is not seeking joint military operations with China. U.S. efforts regarding the situation.

"The president isn't seeking to have joint military operations with the Chinese. I don't think the American presidents have ever done that," Greer said. "But obviously we want to make sure that they're not getting in the way of anything we're doing to try to clarify that situation.