Trump says he asked China's Xi not to give Iran weapons

Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi ​Jinping in a letter not to give ‌Iran weapons, and Xi responded that China was not supplying Tehran, the US president ​told Fox Business Network in ​an interview that aired today (15 April).

Trump, ⁠in the interview taped on ​Tuesday (14 April), did not say when the ​letters were exchanged. Last week, he threatened countries with an immediate 50% tariff if they ​supplied Iran with weapons.

"I wrote ​him a letter asking him not to do ‌that, ⁠and he wrote me a letter saying that, essentially, he's not doing that," Trump told FBN's "Mornings with ​Maria" program.

He ​also said ⁠he did not expect shifts in the global ​oil market over the war ​on ⁠Iran and changes in Venezuela to impact the dynamics of his planned ⁠meeting ​with Xi next month.

"He's somebody ​that needs oil. We don't," Trump said.