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Iran Fees Hormuz, Trump Urges Calm; Pakistan Meets Xi

5/26/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 25, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in New Delhi the U.S. made progress reopening the Hormuz Strait.
Iran announced it will charge fees for vessels transiting the Hormuz Strait.
Iran spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei warned no settlement to reopen the strait is certain.
President Donald Trump said Iran talks are orderly and urged negotiators not to rush.

History

Historical Context

The 1979 Iranian Revolution led students to seize the U.S. embassy on 4 November, holding 52 diplomats for 444 days and prompting President Carter to freeze about $8 billion of Iranian assets. That episode showed how control of the Strait of Hormuz can be used as leverage, now echoed as Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets China’s President Xi and U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio urges reopening the waterway.

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Story summary

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 25, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in New Delhi the U.S. made progress reopening the Hormuz Strait.
Iran announced it will charge fees for vessels transiting the Hormuz Strait.
Iran spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei warned no settlement to reopen the strait is certain.
President Donald Trump said Iran talks are orderly and urged negotiators not to rush.

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