Blinken Asks China, Others to Rein in Iran on Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2024. Mandel NGAN / AFP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China’s foreign minister and other counterparts to use their influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department said Thursday.

Blinken spoke by telephone over the past day to his Chinese, Turkish, Saudi, and European counterparts “to make clear that escalation is not in anyone’s interest and that countries should urge Iran not to escalate,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.

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