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AdvertisementUS, Israel war on IranUSUS’ Bessent urges China to help open Strait of HormuzTreasury chief says Beijing’s energy buys fund ‘top sponsor of terrorism’, urges action as US asserts ‘absolute control’ over waterway
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenDewey Simin WashingtonPublished: 1:42am, 5 May 2026Updated: 1:44am, 5 May 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday pressed China to ramp up diplomatic pressure on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz even as he stressed that the US has “absolute control” over the strategic waterway.
“Let’s see [China] step up with some diplomacy and get the Iranians to open the strait,” Bessent said in a Fox News interview.
“Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism and China has been buying 90 per cent of their energy, so they are funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism.”
AdvertisementBessent’s call came just ahead of US President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated trip to China – scheduled for May 14-16 – with Iran expected to be on the agen..

Image Via Instagram After a long hiatus, former OTK co-founder and popular Twitch streamer Rich Campbell has returned to the platform, igniting excitement across the streaming community. During a recent test stream, Campbell revealed that he now has a job and is in the process of determining his streaming schedule. His reappearance marks the first time he’s publicly streamed since stepping away in late 2022, following a period of legal challenges and controversy that kept him off the platform.Rich Campbell comeback stream marks new beginning and streaming plansCampbell’s brief test stream offered a glimpse into what could be a full return to content creation. While keeping the stream low-key, he addressed viewers directly, sharing that he has secured a job and will need to balance work responsibilities with streaming. The announcement shows a measured approach to his return, indicating that he is cautiously stepping back into the spotlight rather than resuming a full streaming schedule..

Iranian leader's relatives Hamideh Soleimani Afshar (left), 47, and her daughter, Sarinasadat Hosseiny, 25, had been living a lavish life in the US.

50-year-old Halasious Bradford, a piano instructor, who rented a signle-story property owned by the niece of Iranian leader Gen Qasem Soleimani, described the dramatic scenes that unfolded when ICE arrested the mother and the daughter Friday. Bradford said the ICE arrest did not come out of the blue because agents were active in the streets. At around 5 pm on Friday, the agents arrested Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, 47, and her daughter, Sarinasadat Hosseiny, 25, and their Green Cards were revoked for their ties to the Iranian regime. Afshar had celebrated attacks on US soldiers and military facilities, praised Iran’s Supreme Leader, called America the “Great Satan,” and voiced support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terror organization, according to the State Department.Bradford said he was driving back home dur..