Category: Iran

What Next for China-Israel Ties After the Iran War

In the first few months of this year, it seemed that China's ties with Israel were on the mend after entering into a deep freeze following the October 7th terrorist attack by Hamas. China had begun to soften some of its ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

China-Led Study Proposes Global Energy Network

A globally connected network of solar and wind energy could provide three times the global energy demand by 2050 at a lower cost than independent national power systems. This is the finding of a study led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the United States and Denmark.

The study focused on how areas with high solar and wind capacity (such as deserts) can be linked to ...

Iranian Foreign Minister to Visit China on Tuesday: Spokesman

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit China on Tuesday, the ministry said, ahead of a third round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States. The visit to China, which was a signatory to a since-abandoned 2015 ...

U.S. Sanctions Second Chinese Refinery in Iran Pressure Campaign

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a second China-based "teapot" refinery for purchasing Iranian crude, in the latest salvo of Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran. The U.S. State Department said the sanctions against Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co., Ltd, which ...

U.S. Imposes Trade Restrictions on Dozens of Entities With Eye on China

The United States added dozens of entities to a trade blacklist Tuesday, the Commerce Department said, in part to disrupt Beijing's artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities. The action affects 80 entities from countries including China, the United Arab Emirates, and ...

U.S. Sanctions Houthi-Linked China Oil Refinery

The United States on Thursday sanctioned a China-based oil refinery that purchased Iranian oil worth around $500 million from Houthi-linked ships as the White House ramps up pressure on Iran. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it was sanctioning ...

China Urges End to ‘Illegal’ Sanctions as It Hosts Iran Nuclear Talks

By Ludovic Ehret and Oliver Hotham China urged an end to "illegal" sanctions on Iran as it hosted Iranian and Russian diplomats on Friday for talks Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program.

China Urges ‘Diplomatic’ Iran Nuclear Solution Ahead of Beijing Talks

China called on Thursday for a "diplomatic" resolution to the Iran nuclear issue as it prepared to host diplomats from Tehran and Moscow for talks. The United States withdrew from a landmark deal, which had imposed curbs on Iran's nuclear program ...

China Says to Host Russia, Iran for Nuclear Talks This Week

China will host Russia and Iran for trilateral talks on Tehran's nuclear program on Friday, Beijing's foreign ministry said. "The three parties will exchange views on the Iranian nuclear issue and other issues of mutual interest," a foreign ministry spokesperson said ...

Iran, Russia, China to Hold Joint Military Exercises

The navies of Iran, Russia and China will hold military drills off the coast of Iran this week in a bid to boost cooperation, Iranian media reported on Sunday. The three countries, which share a common desire to counter what they ...

China, Iran FMs Agree Mideast ‘Not a Battleground for Big Powers’

The top diplomats of China and Iran agreed Saturday that the Middle East is "not a battleground for the big powers" and should not be an arena of geopolitical competition between countries outside the region. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his ...

Xi Pledges to Boost Iran Ties in Talks With Pezeshkian

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to increase ties with Iran during talks with his counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday. The meeting between the two on the sidelines of a BRICS summit was their first ...

FM Wang Says China Pledges ‘Support’ for Iran

China's top diplomat Wang Yi pledged to support Iran in safeguarding its security against "external forces" in a meeting with the country's new president in New York, Beijing's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Wang met President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of ...

China Condemns Assassination of Hamas Chief in Iran

China on Wednesday said it condemned the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike in Tehran, warning it could lead to further instability in the region. "We are highly concerned about the incident and firmly oppose and condemn ...
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