Category: Iran

China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker

By John Calabrese China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 6,800 kilometers away from the action, Beijing ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Why Green Energy Will Be the Big Winner of the Iran Crisis

By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research
Remember “no blood for oil”? Decades ago, the slogan emblematized opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Its logic subsequently shifted as the United States experienced a gas and oil revolution thanks to fracking. 

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China Says Opposes Any Targeting of New Iran Leader

China said Monday that Iran's decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father was a domestic matter, and it opposed any attempt to target him. Israel's military has threatened to target any successor ...

China’s Middle East Envoy Urges War De-Escalation During Saudi Talks

China's envoy to the Middle East urged de-escalation in the conflict-ridden region and called for attacks on civilians to be condemned during talks with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Beijing said Monday. The war, triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran, ...

China in Talks With Iran to Allow Safe Oil and Gas Passage Through Hormuz, Sources Say

By Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S.-Israeli war on Tehran intensifies, three diplomatic sources told Reuters.

China’s Foreign Minister Tells Israeli Counterpart That Attacks on Iran Must End

China opposes the military strikes launched by Israel and the U.S. against Iran and demands an immediate cessation of hostilities, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar on Tuesday, according to his ministry. "Force cannot truly solve problems; instead, it often creates new ones ...

China Backs Iran ‘Defending Sovereignty’, Vows to Push for Peace

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart on a call Monday that Beijing supports Tehran defending itself against U.S.-Israeli strikes, as war spread across the Middle East. Hundreds have died in Iran since Saturday when the United States and ...

The Iran War Looks Very Different From China

The United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering a full-scale war in the Middle East. As the region descends into conflict, a fascinating debate has emerged about what this means for China: ...

Chinese Nationalist Voices Dismissed Online After Iran Strike Defies Predictions

The Chinese internet is currently fact-checking the many experts whose failed predictions about the U.S.-Iran situation were heavily clouded by nationalism.  The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has upended their narrative that the U.S. and Israel would never dare to strike. ...

China Calls for Ceasefire, Diplomacy to End Middle East Conflict

China called Monday for a ceasefire and diplomatic talks to end the conflict in the Middle East, as it stretched into a third day. Israel and the United States have been conducting strikes on Iran and Lebanon, with the conflict extending ...

Shanghai Stocks Close at 10-Year High as Iran Conflict Boosts Energy and Gold Shares; HK Drops

Shanghai stocks closed at a 10-year high on Monday, bucking regional weakness in the wake of the Iran conflict as investors snapped up energy, gold and defense shares. Mainland sentiment was supported by expectations that Beijing may step in to steady markets ahead of a ...

Chinese Scholars Warn of Escalation Risk as Iran Faces Leadership Void, Dismiss Prospect of Regime Collapse

Iran will hardly see a total “regime change,” but the Middle East has undoubtedly returned to the “jungle” it once was, facing growing military threats in the future, according to three prominent Middle East scholars in China whose views were widely disseminated in major national news publications ...

“Win or Lose, America Loses”: Chinese Analyst Says Trump’s Iran Gamble Will Hand Beijing a Strategic Victory

The following is a transcript of a commentary posted on WeChat by Ren Hanjun, a visiting professor at a Peking University think tank who also posts video commentaries on international affairs on his WeChat channel 老任财富故事会 (Lao Ren’s Wealth Stories). This particular post about the U.S.-Israeli war ...

Asian Oil Buyers Assess Stockpiles, Middle East Alternatives as Iran Conflict Escalates

By Heejin Kim and Nidhi Verma Asian governments and refiners rushed to assess oil stockpiles as well as alternative shipping routes and supplies as the Iran conflict disrupted shipping in the crucial 
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