Iran’s Foreign Minister Arrives in Beijing for Talks With Wang Yi

Araghchi’s trip comes as Rubio urged Beijing to pressure Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that Iran’s actions were leaving it “globally isolated.” Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied This handout picture provided by the Iranian foreign ministry on July 15, 2025, shows Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) attending a meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States in the Chinese city of Tianjin. (Photo by Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning ahead of scheduled talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, according to Iran’s Tasnim and Fars news agencies. “Seyyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beijing... at the head of a diplomatic delegation. During this visit, our country’s Foreign Minister will discuss bilateral relations and regional and international developments with his Chinese counterpart,” Fars reported. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . China is a key customer for Iranian oil, defying sanctions imposed by the United States as Washington seeks to choke off revenue to Tehran. Araghchi’s trip comes before US President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit to China on May 14-15 to see President Xi Jinping – a trip he delayed after the US and Israel attacked Iran. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday called on China to put pressure on Araghchi to loosen Tehran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil once transited. “I hope the Chinese tell (Araghchi) what he needs to be told, and that is that what you were doing in the straits is causing you to be globally isolated,” Rubio told reporters.