China's foreign ministry states it will protect its interests and opposes 'illegal unilateral sanctions' after the US announced new penalties targeting Ira

China calls for dialogue over sanctions as the US announces its toughest-ever Iran measures six months into an active US-Iran conflict.

(Corrects time of press conference in paragraph 2)BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday Beijing will closely watch developments and do what is…

China stated that sanctions will not resolve the issue with Iran. Beijing warned that additional pressure would only escalate tensions and harm global stability. The foreign…