Iran live updates: US wants China to do more to end Iran war, Rubio says

President Donald Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to see a deal on Iran and "would love" to help the U.S., Trump told Fox News in an interview in China.

"President Xi would like to see a deal made. He would like to see a deal made. And he did offer, he said, if I can be of any help at all I would like to be of help," Trump told Fox News.

"He’d like to see the Hormuz Strait open. He said if I can be of any help whatsoever I would like to help," Trump said.

Trump said Jinping told him China will not give Iran military equipment.

"But at the same time he said they buy a lot of their oil there and they’d like to keep doing that," Trump said.

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.