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"Donald Trump claimed even the Chinese president agreed with him that ''our military is phenomenal' as he gave a speech to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut on Wednesday. "I was with, as you know, President Xi of China two days ago. We had a tremendous meeting, very successful meeting. And he agrees our military is phenomenal. I don't want to go beyond that, but I will tell you, he respects our military tremendously," he said. The Chinese side has not commented. He also told them: "Our Coast Guard cutters are elite tactical teams where the pivotal is enforcing our successful blockade. And you just have to see this. We have a blockade that's they call it the wall of steel. Nobody goes through them. And you're a big part of it. Nobody goes through the Navy, the Coast Guard." He was referring to the blockade on Iranian ports. On Tuesday, Trump told reporters he 'may have to give' Iran 'another hit' - and said he was an 'hour away' from launching strikes. The previous day, he told the media he had been ready for a 'very major attack tomorrow' on Iran - but claimed Gulf nations had asked him not to. Those countries later said there weren't aware of any imminent attack. A ceasefire was declared in April, with proposals reportedly exchanged between the sides via Pakistani mediators. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has continued, with Iran closing it to 'unfriendly' countries and the US blockading Iranian ports. "
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