Iran’s Foreign Minister Visits China for First Time Since War Started

The visit comes as the US presses China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ahead of President Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping. 

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivers a speech during a session of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, on the sideline of a second round of U.S.-Iranian talks in Geneva on Feb. 17, 2026. Valentin Flauraud/AFP via Getty Images

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

This marks Araghchi’s first visit to China since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran beginning Feb. 28 triggered a major disruption in global oil supplies.