Trump, Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as U.S. presses China, others to break from Tehran

Trump and Xi discuss Iran and U.S.-China relations amid rising tensions, trade issues, and upcoming diplomatic meetings.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran.

Mr. Trump said the two leaders also discussed a broad range of other critical issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including trade and Taiwan and his plans to visit Beijing in April.

"The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is an extremely good one, and we both realise how important it is to keep it that way," Mr. Trump said in a social media posting about the call.

The Chinese government, in a readout of the call, said the two leaders discussed major summits that both nations will host in the coming year that could present opportunities for them to meet. The Chinese statement, however, made no mention of Mr. Trump's expected April visit to Beijing.

Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi discussed Iran as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran over Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. The U.S. President says he is weighing taking military action against the Middle Eastern country.

Mr. Trump is also pressing Iran to make concessions over its nuclear programme, which his Republican administration says was already set back by the U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites during the 12-day war Israel launched against Iran in June.