Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi to visit China days ahead of Donald Trump
The talks come as China faces pressure to help ease tensions and keep the Strait of Hormuz open, with only two merchant ships reported through the route.
- On Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi arrives in Beijing to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a visit Tehran frames as part of broader diplomatic outreach to ease regional tensions.
- Since US-Israeli strikes in late February triggered a conflict, the two nations have maintained sustained engagement to address shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and a fragile Pakistan-brokered ceasefire.
- Minister Wang has consistently called for a ceasefire and freedom of navigation, while Araghchi expressed appreciation for China's de-escalation efforts, hoping Beijing will promote peace in the Middle East.
- President Donald Trump claimed Monday the US is engaged in a "mini war" with Iran, even as the US military reported two commercial vessels safely transited the key waterway under Project Freedom.
- Araghchi's mission positions Beijing's mediation efforts as a critical diplomatic signal ahead of President Trump's state visit on May 14, 2026, regarding parallel U.S. and Iranian strategic moves.
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With the faltering truce and the Strait of Ormuz turned into a narrow sea pass to boiling point, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has traveled this Wednesday to China, a close ally, for the first time since the U.S. attack. Tehran seeks a “comprehensive and permanent solution” to the war through “peaceful negotiations,” but at the same time will not hesitate to defend “strongly the national sovereignty and dignity of the people,” said Ar…
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