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Tehran, Iran \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>When Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi last visited China in May, it came shortly before a trip by United States President Donald Trump to the same country.<\/p>\n

Araghchi is expected to be back in Beijing on Wednesday, his second visit to the Chinese capital since the US-Israel war on Iran began at the end of February. Once again, the trip comes shortly ahead of a planned meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, this time in Washington later in September<\/p>\n

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Araghchi\u2019s own meeting on Wednesday will be with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.<\/p>\n

The meetings in May and now in September highlight the role China has played during the war, framing itself as a neutral party that wants an end to the conflict.<\/p>\n

Xi urged the BRICS bloc<\/a> of Global South powers during his address to a summit of member countries in New Delhi earlier this week to act as peacemakers in the Middle East conflict, and said China was willing to work with them towards that goal.<\/p>\n

War diplomacy<\/h2>\n

While Xi hinted at interest in potentially playing an explicit US-Iran mediation role in his BRICS speech, he did not explicitly announce any such imminent diplomatic initiative.<\/p>\n

Instead, the Chinese president once again promoted a broad four-point plan for de-escalation in the Middle East, which is centred on peaceful coexistence, respect for national sovereignty, adherence to international law, and balancing development and security.<\/p>\n

Analysts have pointed out that while China wants to see an end to a war that has brought tumult to financial and energy markets, it has traditionally avoided deeply entangling itself in third-party conflicts and potentially failed diplomatic initiatives.<\/p>\n

Inside Iran, there have been varied opinions on the significance of Xi\u2019s latest remarks.<\/p>\n

Former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Xi\u2019s \u201cconstructive initiatives offer timely openings to de-escalate tensions\u201d and show that multilateral diplomacy \u201cis the only viable path to stability\u201d.<\/p>\n

But Hamed Vafaei, professor of Chinese literature at the University of Tehran and a China researcher, said that perceiving Xi\u2019s remarks as an offer to mediate between Iran and the US was more of a \u201cfree interpretation\u201d of his words than reality.<\/p>\n

Nuclear file, sanctions and military cooperation<\/h2>\n

Araghchi is also expected to discuss Iran\u2019s nuclear programme with China, as Washington attempts to renew focus on Tehran\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n

Last week, the US and its European allies, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom, successfully pushed the board of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to refer Iran to the UN Security Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The last such referral came 20 years ago and was followed by six UN Security Council resolutions being passed against Iran, and sweeping sanctions that hit the country\u2019s economy hard.<\/p>\n

This time, however, the move is expected to be largely symbolic. China and Russia have strongly opposed it, and can veto any new Security Council measures.<\/p>\n

Western pressure on Tehran is continuing elsewhere. Iran\u2019s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami was barred from attending this week\u2019s IAEA General Conference in Vienna under \u201csnapback\u201d sanctions<\/a> reimposed by European powers last year.<\/p>\n

The US has continued to build on its own sanctions against Iran, launching \u201cOperation Economic Outcast\u201d to further isolate the Iranian government from the international community as it also tries to choke off the country through a naval blockade of Iran\u2019s southern ports.<\/p>\n

A large number of China-linked refineries, companies and financial channels allegedly facilitating dealings with Iran have also been targeted as part of the sanctions, although larger Chinese banks have not been hit so far.<\/p>\n

But on Monday, the US Treasury designated Russia\u2019s VTB Bank under the Iran sanctions. It did not name China in its statements, but the second-largest Russian bank is the only one with a licensed branch in mainland China, with direct access to China\u2019s national payment system.<\/p>\n

China remains the largest buyer of Iranian crude oil and has vowed to protect its own interests despite the sanctions. It has continued purchasing Iranian oil stored beyond the reach of the US blockade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s links to Iran\u2019s military capabilities also drew attention in the US this week, after the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran had obtained high-resolution satellite images from Chinese entities before carrying out an attack on a US military base in Jordan that killed three American soldiers.<\/p>\n

Trump downplayed the incident when he was asked about it by reporters, saying that the Chinese were \u201cbasically doing what we do\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s behaved reasonably well,\u201d Trump separately said about Xi. \u201cWhen they say that China spies on us, I say you\u2019re right, and we spy on them, too\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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