China declined an opportunity to join Iran in its June 2025 confrontation with the United States and Israel. Though Beijing ...

In addition, China’s reluctance to fully commit to large-scale arms exports to Iran is rooted in its desire to avoid Western ...

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told ...

Iranian crude builds up offshore as over 30 million barrels float near Malaysia, the highest in more than five years.

An expert analyzes how China is responding to a new set of global challenges. China’s growing engagement in the Middle ...

The U.S. Secretary of State will initiate a full-scale review of Kenya’s status as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) to be ...

China is under pressure to back Iran militarily despite its non-interventionist tradition. Beijing’s support for Iran would protect its regional investments and influence.

But Iran’s proposal didn’t seem to get the direct endorsement of the group, a regional security body whose 10 members include close partners China and Russia, but also rivals India and Pakistan.

China has investments in Israel’s burgeoning tech sector and its Belt and Road infrastructure project spans Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

After a devastating war with Israel exposed the weakness of its air force, Iran is reportedly turning to China for advanced military hardware. But Beijing’s reluctance -- and Moscow’s inaction ...

But China following a similar approach toward Iran likely does not please Moscow. Although Moscow’s relations with Beijing are less lopsided than Tehran’s are, Russia’s economy is still less ...

China and Iran find themselves on the same side of certain historical and cultural issues. To the Chinese, even the very idea of monarchy can cause a person to curl one’s lip in distaste.