President Donald Trump said China’s Xi Jinping is “very happy” about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a possible easing of maritime tensions ahead of a potentially high-stakes meeting between the two leaders. The remark came as the first passenger vessel since the war began — the Malta-flagged Celestyal Discovery — passed through the strait on April 17 after being docked in Dubai for 47 days, reportedly sailing without passengers toward Muscat.

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