Beijing Pushes Tehran to Help Stop Houthi Attacks Following Appeal From Saudis, Iranian Sources Say
Beijing pressed Tehran to use its influence over the Houthis as attacks threatened Red Sea shipping and Saudi oil exports, sources said.
- On Wednesday, Beijing privately urged Tehran to rein in Yemen's Houthis following an appeal from Saudi Arabia, citing military activities threatening the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- Sustained Houthi attacks on Red Sea vessels disrupt Middle East oil-export routes alongside Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening energy security on which China depends heavily.
- Chinese purchases accounted for more than 80% of Iran's seaborne oil exports in 2025, averaging about 1.4 million barrels per day, according to commodities firm Kpler.
- Tehran's response, potentially conveyed during Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi's visit to China on Wednesday, was that regional stability depends on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran.
- Analysts question whether Tehran will prioritize Beijing's demands over its competing strategic, economic, and political interests, leaving the outcome of China's private pressure uncertain.
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China privately asked Tehran to help counter the Houthi rebels in Yemen, after a call from Saudi Arabia to Beijing following the military attack by Iran's support group last week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the situation, quoted by Reuters.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = As the crisis in the Red Sea shipping route escalates due to the offensive by Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi rebels, China, at the request of Saudi Arabia, [addresses] Iran...
China asked Tehran to keep the Houthi militias in Yemen on track after a call to Bejing by Saudi Arabia following the offensive of last week's pro-Iranian group, said three Iranian sources, quoted by Reuters. Saudi Arabia called for China's help after Houthi quickly advanced along the coast of the Red Sea and ...
The Straits Times
Times of IndiaChina presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say
DUBAI, Sept 17 - China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz in the past week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Zero Hedge
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