Iranian foreign minister to visit China: Beijing
China said the visit comes as Beijing seeks to mediate the Iran-U.S. war and tensions rise ahead of an expected Xi-Trump meeting.
- On Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beijing for formal talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, continuing mediation efforts following their BRICS summit interactions last week.
- The visit occurs one week before Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Washington to meet President Donald Trump, where the Iran-United States conflict will likely dominate discussions alongside trade and artificial intelligence issues.
- Reports alleged Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a U.S. military base in Jordan; Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun refuted this on Monday, stating, "We firmly oppose groundless suspicion and accusations without evidence."
- The Iran-United States war has restricted oil tanker movement in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a widespread energy crisis that intensifies pressure for diplomatic resolution at the Beijing talks.
- This marks Araghchi's fifth visit to China since 2024, demonstrating deepening Tehran-Beijing ties and signaling the strategic importance China places on its relationship with Iran ahead of critical Washington negotiations.
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China encourages Iran and the United States to maintain rationality, exercise restraint, resume the interim peace agreement signed in June and hold substantive consultations, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on Wednesday.
Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi, arrived in China, where he held talks with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Yi. The parties discussed Iran's further action in the conflict with the United States.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited China ahead of next week's U.S.-China summit. This marks Minister Araghchi's first visit to China in four months, since his trip last May a week prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's visit. According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 16th, Wang Yi of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China
China’s top diplomat urges Iran, US to show restraint, revive talks
BEIJING, Sept 16 (Reuters) – China encourages Iran and the U.S. to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the Islamabad memorandum and “engage in substantive consultations,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. “We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at an early date” to safeguard the stability of international energy transport and supply chains Wa…
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The Frontier PostChina FM says willing to ‘safeguard’ Iran’s rights
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed Beijing’s willingness to protect Iran’s rights during discussions with Iranian negotiator Abbas Araghchi, as China seeks a mediating role between Iran and the United States.
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