Benjamin Netanyahu · Associated Press Technology
China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war
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After prodding China to get involved in reopening the choked-off Strait of Hormuz, Trump told the French news outlet Agence France-Presse this week that he believed China played a part in encouraging Iran to agree to this week’s temporary truce.
Key facts
- Vendors sell fruit, food and hot beverages along Road 2 next to a billboard depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, right, and his father, slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, near Zanjan, Iran
- A sign for a roadside hotel is seen on Road 2 near Golshahr, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- A woman cleans the floor in a roadside hotel on Road 2 near Golshahr, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- A shepherd is seen with his flock in a field next to Road 2 outside Zanjan, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Summary
Israeli strikes on Wednesday without warning killed at least 203 people and wounded more than 1,000, Lebanon’s health ministry said. Japan said it will release an additional 20 days’ worth of oil reserves in May, in a second round address supply uncertainty over the war in the Middle East. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the planned release of the government reserves will start in early May, after an earlier release last month. Japan started releasing about 50 days’ worth of oil reserves in March, including from those held by the state, the private sector and oil-producing Gulf nations. As of April 6, Japan had 230 days’ worth oil reserves, including 143 days’ worth in government stockpiles, according to the Natural Resources and Energy Agency.