China Emerges as Potential Mediator in US-Iran Strait Crisis
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Wang Yi in Beijing as Tehran pushes for a diplomatic path to end the US-Iran war, with China seen as a potential broker to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and back a ceasefire. Beijing has condemned US/Israeli actions, balancing its ties with Tehran and Washington while weighing UN diplomacy ahead of Xi–Trump talks, highlighting a possible role for China in shaping negotiations and easing energy-market disruption.
- Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war Al Jazeera
- In Talks With Iran, China Calls for Opening of Strait of Hormuz The New York Times
- Trump says he's paused U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of Strait of Hormuz NPR
- Iran foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart a week before Trump's Beijing trip Reuters
- Analysis: Could China push Iran into a peace deal? Only if it gets something in return CNN
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