China has voiced strong support for Iran amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, as US and Israeli military operations continue.
On Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, affirming Beijing’s backing for Tehran’s defensive actions.
According to state broadcaster CCTV, Wang said China “cherishes the traditional friendship between China and Iran, supports Iran in defending its sovereignty, security, territorial integrity, and national dignity, and supports Iran in protecting its legitimate rights and interests.”
Wang also urged Washington and Tel Aviv to halt their attacks, warning that military actions should “immediately cease” to “avoid further escalation of tensions and prevent the conflict from spreading to the entire Middle East region,” CCTV reported.
The conflict has already claimed hundreds of lives in Iran since Saturday, when US and Israeli forces launched strikes on dozens of targets.
In retaliation, Tehran fired waves of missiles and drones at Israel, Gulf nations, and a British military base in Cyprus.
In another Monday call with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, Wang accused the US and Israel of “violating the purposes and principles of the UN charter” by “deliberately instigating a war against Iran.”
He added that “China is also willing to play a constructive role, including upholding justice, striving for peace, and stopping the war through the platform of the UN Security Council,” CCTV reported.
Wang further cautioned France’s Jean-Noel Barrot that the global order could face a “regression to the law of the jungle,” stressing that “major powers cannot arbitrarily attack other countries based on their military superiority.”
He emphasized that “the Iranian nuclear issue must ultimately return to the track of political and diplomatic settlement.”
The violence has already claimed four US military lives, with President Donald Trump warning that the conflict with Iran could extend for weeks.
