Chaos continues in Hormuz as Trump and Xi meet in China and 'agree' the Strait must be open with a strong warning to Iran

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 12:47, 14 May 2026 | Updated: 12:57, 14 May 2026 As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in China and agreed the Strait of Hormuz must stay open, Iran, one of Beijing's closest allies, is causing fresh chaos in the vital passageway. A commercial ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz off the United Arab Emirates was hijacked on Thursday and is now being steered toward Iranian waters, a British maritime agency says. The vessel was boarded by 'unauthorized personnel' while anchored 38 nautical miles northeast of the UAE, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said. The ship and its captors have not been identified. The Iranian regime, meanwhile, has bragged that they allowed over 30 vessels to safely pass through Hormuz with 'approval from Tehran', according to state media.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.