The US effort to guide stranded ships through the world’s most critical waterway has been put on hold, Trump wants time for a peace deal.

But here’s what nobody expected: Iran’s Foreign Minister immediately boarded a plane to Beijing, his first visit to China since the war began.

China. The country that buys 90% of Iran’s oil. The country Trump has been fighting in a trade war. Now sitting at the table as a potential peacemaker.

One pause. One flight. One war that could change everything.