While Beijing publicly advocates restraint, sustained tensions between the U.S. and Iran serve its strategic interests.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. China is closely following the development of the situation in Iran. China consistently advocates for resolving issues through poli

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning added that China is "ready to continue acting as a responsible major power" in the current situation BEIJING, February 26. /TASS/. Chinese authorities express hope that the United States will not initiate a ...

“It’s a complete gamechanger if Iran has supersonic capability to attack ships in the area,” said Danny Citrinowicz, a former Israeli intelligence officer and now senior Iran researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies think tank, according to Reuters. “These missiles are very difficult to intercept.”

President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran.

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India’s imports from Russia could drop by 40 per cent from January levels to around 600,000 barrels a day, according to a scenario from Rystad Energy. Much of the displaced cargoes are now heading east, spurring a price war with Iranian suppliers that have long been favoured by China’s private refiners.

The official primetime news broadcast of China’s state broadcaster essentially act as a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime, while packaging their narrative in language tailored to Beijing’s strategic agenda.