Trump gets Xi's pledge not to support Iran, US envoy says

President Donald Trump warned Chinese President Xi Jinping against supporting Iran during talks in Washington this week and received assurances that China would not do so, the US ambassador to China said on Friday. The warning came amid reports that China had supplied Iran with shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers and that Tehran had found ways to evade sanctions on its oil sales with Chinese help. Ambassador David Perdue said Trump reiterated that direct or indirect support for Iran was "totally unacceptable," and Beijing assured Washington on Thursday it would stop such assistance. US lawmakers had urged Trump to confront Xi over the reports, citing concerns about Chinese targeting help linked to US casualties. Chinese officials assured Iran that ties would not be limited under US pressure, while Xi publicly urged negotiations but did not comment on support for Iran.