The Iran war is looming over Trump's visit to China this week.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.
Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."
Several Chinese ships are moving through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with Iran and per the "Iranian management protocol" of the strait, according to the Fars News, an Iranian semi-official news agency.
The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday morning that it launched a new wave of strikes on alleged Hezbollah targets in "several areas" of southern Lebanon.
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday that at least 2,896 people have been killed and 8,824 people wounded by Israeli strikes on the country since March 2.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon -- targeting alleged Hezbollah operatives and sites -- have continued despite a ceasefire agreement reached between Israeli and Lebanese leaders last month.
Hezbollah claimed fresh attacks on Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon in statements issued through Wednesday and into Thursday.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre on Thursday reported that a vessel anchored off the United Arab Emirates was "taken by unauthorized personnel" and subsequently began moving toward Iran's territorial waters.
The incident occurred around 38 nautical miles northeast of the UAE port of Fujairah, the UKTMO said.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would urge China to take a more assertive role in resolving the Iran conflict during a high stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
"It's in their interest to resolve this. We hope to convince them to play a more active role in getting Iran to walk away from what they're doing now and trying to do now in the Persian Gulf," Rubio said during a pre-taped interview with Fox News.
The interview was taped on Air Force One on Tuesday while Rubio and Trump were on their way to Beijing. The interview was released on Wednesday.
"We've made clear to them, you know, that any support for Iran would obviously be detrimental for our relationship. That obviously is going to come up in this conversation," Rubio said.
"Economies are melting down because of this crisis in the Strait," he added. "They're going to be buying less Chinese product and the Chinese exports are going to drop precipitously," Rubio said.
-ABC News' Mariam Khan
