Washington, April 15 -- US President Donald Trump has claimed that China has committed to halting weapon supplies to Iran, following his personal diplomatic interventions with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump indicated that Beijing is supportive of Washington's efforts to maintain the permanent opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy corridor that has been at the heart of intensifying regional friction since the February 28 US-Israel attacks on Iran.

"China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also -- and the World. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran," Trump wrote.

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