US EditionChina urges immediate ceasefire after US, Israel strike Iran
China condemned the US-Israel strikes on Iran as violations of international law and called for an immediate ceasefire and dialogue to prevent wider regional conflict.
- On March 1, 2026, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for an immediate ceasefire and urged all sides to avoid escalation and resume dialogue after United States and Israel struck Iran.
- The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, with state media reporting Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed in the operation.
- Flight disruptions and cancellations followed the strikes, while Cathay Group suspended Middle East operations affecting Dubai, Riyadh, and Al Maktoum International Airport; China's embassy in Israel urged citizens to evacuate via the Taba border crossing and leave Iran using four land routes.
- In a Sunday readout, Beijing warned the fighting had spread across the Persian Gulf and could push the Middle East toward a dangerous abyss, while Xinhua criticised the attack as aggression breaching United Nations Charter principles.
- With strong economic ties to Iran, China buys more than 80 per cent of Tehran’s oil exports at a discount, analysts say the strikes threaten China’s energy security but military support is unlikely.
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While the US and Israel are attacking Iran, China is holding back and relying on its "Long Game"
Beijing is clearly criticizing the killings in the Iranian leadership by the US and Israel. China has its own political agenda. Thus, it wants to avoid bottlenecks in the oil supply.
One month after the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in China, the conflict in the Middle East triggered the risk of escalating tensions between the United States and China, the world's two largest economies.After the US and Israel military attacks on Iran and the death of Ayatollah Ali Jameneí, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called it “unacceptable to openly kill the leader of a sovereign country and impose a regime change.” During…
The air attacks on Iran have triggered divided reactions in the US.
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