# China willing to ‘safeguard Iran’s legitimate rights’, official says

https://mins.news/en/item/61031

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 13:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/china-willing-to-safeguard-irans-legitimate-rights-official-says?traffic_source=rss

> China says the US-Israel war on Iran exposes weaknesses in the Middle East’s existing security architecture. During talks in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iran’s Abbas Araghchi that China would strengthen dialogue with Tehran, urged restraint by Iran and the US, and called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen soon.

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