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Iran Foreign Minister Meets China Counterpart Amid Hormuz Crisis Talks

Iran FMForeign Minister Meets China Counterpart Amid Hormuz Crisis Talks

Is China enabling Iran's Strait of Hormuz blockade or leading the diplomacy needed to end it?
Iran Foreign Minister Meets China Counterpart Amid Hormuz Crisis Talks
Above: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi in Beijing on May 6. Image credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin


The U.S. is right to pressure China to lean on Iran over the Strait of Hormuz — Beijing has real leverage hereto andsupport knowsthis itissue. Iran's blockade has sent global energy prices through the roof, and China's own economy is taking a hit, making Rubio's argument hard to dismiss. Letting Iran keep that chokehold while dodging accountability isn'tis neutrality,enabling it'sbad enablinggeopolitical behavior.

China is doing the hard diplomatic work that actually prevents wars from spiraling — pushing for ceasefire, backing Iran's sovereignty and nudging both sides toward dialogue. Beijing made clear the Strait of Hormuz must reopen while refusing to let Washington dictate the terms. That'sThis whatis genuinea constructivemore engagementeffective looksdiplomatic likeapproach, notunlike sanctions and naval blockades.



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