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China’s growing engagement with Iran increasingly reveals that Tehran is no longer merely a regional issue confined to Middle Eastern politics. Iran has become part of Beijing’s wider geopolitical calculation in an era shaped by intensifying great-power rivalry and a rapidly shifting global order.
Recent meetings between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing reflected more than routine bilateral diplomacy. China once again emphasised the importance of regional stability, the security of global energy routes, and the need to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international trade. At the same time, discussions involving Iran and the broader Middle East have become deeply intertwined with strategic conversations between China and the United States over trade competition, maritime security, Taiwan, technological rivalry, and the future balance of power.
