Iran’s defense minister has traveled to diplomatic and economic ally China on his first reported trip abroad since a 12-day clash with Israel that briefly dragged the US into a new regional conflict.

China's oil imports from Iran surged in June as shipments accelerated before the recent conflict between Israel and Iran and demand from independent refineries improved, analysts said.

Weeks after his country was battered by waves of Israeli strikes and the US bombed three of its prized nuclear facilities, ...

As an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iran last week sparks a spiraling conflict between the two enemy states, China has seen an opportunity to cast itself as potential peace broker – and an ...

“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said June 19. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater ...

China’s purchases of Iranian crude rose in June to the highest since March’s record levels, in part because of speedier ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed the recent war with Israel and broader bilateral ties during talks with ...

Through the 12 days of the recent Israel-Iran conflict, China moved quickly to position itself as a potential mediator and voice of reason amid a spiralling regional crisis.. The day after Israel ...

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told ...

China holds considerable influence over Iran. But it’s unlikely it can—or even wants to—use it to deescalate the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

China’s current alignment—embracing Iran while sidelining Israel—is shortsighted and problematically immoral. Iran funds and ...

While China continued to dominate clinical trial activity outside of North America and Europe in Q2, analysis by GlobalData ...