Trump Thanks Russia And China For Helping With Iran Deal, Ignores They Helped Iran Target US Troops
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Key news items from VOA's "Today's Focus" on June 16, 2026 include: the US and Iran signing a peace agreement; partial reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; the G7 summit in France, with President Trump meeting with Macron; US embassies and consulates in China issuing travel warnings, reminding US citizens of potential risks when traveling to China; and the World Cup entering its fifth day, with Iran's first match drawing widespread attention.
Trump Thanks Russia And China For Helping With Iran Deal, Ignores They Helped Iran Target US Troops
(Sipa via AP Images) President Donald Trump told the New York Times over the weekend that President Xi Jinping of China and Russian leader Vladimir Putin helped him to secure a peace deal with Iran to end the war. The Times diplomatic correspondent Edward Wong pointed out on Monday just how remarkable a claim that truly was, given that both Russia and China helped Iran to attack U.S. troops in the region during the conflict. “What he didn’t ment…
Trump praises Putin and Xi over Iran peace deal
Moscow has repeatedly urged Washington and Tehran to de-escalate while maintaining contact with all parties in the conflict US President Donald Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping for their roles in bringing about a peace settlement with Iran. Moscow has repeatedly offered its mediation services and urged all sides...
Trump Thanks China And Russia, Partners Of Iran, For Diplomatic Help
When President Trump gave thanks to those who had helped him reach an initial cease-fire agreement with Iran, he praised two world leaders he has called his friends — Xi Jinping of China and Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. The leaders, he said, had aided the Americans in sealing the deal with the Iranians, or at least had helped set the conditions by not sending oil and gas tankers or other commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz to compromis…
Trump praised Xi Jinping for China's refusal to send tankers to break the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. United States (US) President Donald Trump has praised President...

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