Chinese leader Xi Jinping with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei (Credit: farsi.khamenei.ir) As Israel and the United States bombed Iran in June 2025, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued some of Beijing’s clearest statements of support for Tehran in recent years. In a pivotal phone call on June 14 with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Wang stated, “China supports Iran in safeguarding its national sovereignty, defending its legitimate rights and interests, and ensuring the safety of its people.” Israel’s decisive bombing of Iran prompted immediate and forceful condemnation from Beijing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused Israel of seriously violating “the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and the basic norms governing international relations,” and specifically denounced the strikes on Iran’s nuclear…
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