Steve Daines thanks China over Iran efforts and urges Boeing deal
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 7
Steve Daines thanks China over Iran efforts and urges Boeing deal
10 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 7
In Beijing on Thursday, Daines told Foreign Minister Wang Yi he appreciated China's meeting a day earlier with Iran's foreign minister on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
His remarks come as Washington seeks an off-ramp from a nine-week war that has disrupted shipping through the strait and roiled global energy markets.
The comments signal US interest in Chinese help to ease the crisis while also pressing for progress on commercial ties through a Boeing agreement.
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