WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump revealed during a Fox Business Network interview that he exchanged letters with Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding weapons supplies to Iran, with the interview broadcast Wednesday.
During the Tuesday taping, Trump disclosed he had written to the Chinese leader requesting that China refrain from providing weapons to Iran. According to Trump, Xi responded in writing that China is not supplying arms to Tehran. The president did not specify the timing of this correspondence.
“I wrote him a letter asking him not to do that, and he wrote me a letter saying that, essentially, he’s not doing that,” Trump stated during his appearance on “Mornings with Maria.”
This revelation comes after Trump issued warnings last week threatening an immediate 50% tariff against any nation that provides weapons to Iran.
The president also indicated that global oil market fluctuations stemming from conflicts involving Iran and developments in Venezuela would not affect his upcoming meeting with Xi scheduled for next month. “He’s somebody that needs oil. We don’t,” Trump commented regarding the Chinese leader’s position.
