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China Backs Region-Led Middle East Security Framework in Talks With Iran

Published: May. 6, 2026  10:51 p.m.  GMT+8
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on May 6, 2026. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on May 6, 2026. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

China’s top diplomat met with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday, urging an immediate end to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and backing a post-war regional security architecture driven by countries in the region.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who briefed Chinese officials on the latest developments in negotiations between Tehran and Washington.

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  • China's Wang Yi urged end to Middle East conflicts and region-driven post-war security during Beijing meeting with Iran's Araghchi.
  • Araghchi briefed on US talks, stressed peaceful solutions, sovereignty, and Strait of Hormuz passage.
  • Both affirmed Iran's no-nuclear-weapons stance, peaceful nuclear rights, one-China principle, and deeper ties.
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