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Swapna Kumbar , Bengaluru - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Beijing for direct talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, marking the first in person meeting between the two top diplomats since the outbreak of the U.S. led military campaign against Iran in late February. The visit comes a week ahead of President Donald Trump’s scheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, turning Beijing into a focal point of competing Western and Iranian diplomatic overtures.
According to our reports, Araghchi and Wang Yi discussed bilateral ties, regional security, and the escalating standoff around the Strait of Hormuz, where duelling Iranian and U.S. measures have disrupted global oil flows. China currently the largest buyer of Iranian crude despite U.S. sanctions has repeatedly called for the freedom and safety of navigation in the Strait while also defending Iran’s sovereignty, giving Beijing a key mediating role as Washington pressures Beijing to push Tehran to reopen the chokepoint. Araghchi’s stop in Beijing follows recent diplomatic shuttles to Moscow and Islamabad, as Iran seeks to rally key partners amid stalled US-Iran negotiations and a broader Western led campaign across the West Asian theater. With Trump’s mid May visit looming, analysts say Araghchi’s presence in Beijing signals Iran’s effort to secure Chinese backing on sanctions relief, security assurances, and a potential framework to de‑escalate Gulf tensions before Washington and Beijing sit down for their own summit.
By hosting Araghchi just days before Trump’s arrival, China is positioning itself as a central arbiter in the deepening US-Iran crisis, balancing its strategic partnership with Tehran against its high stakes economic and political relationship with Washington. The Wang Araghchi talks could shape not only the immediate fate of the Strait of Hormuz but also the broader contours of a multipolar security order in the Middle East and Asia.
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