China is urging the U.S. and Iran to resume negotiations as Iranian officials and media increasingly look to Beijing as a potential diplomatic bridge between Tehran and Washington, according to Iran International.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during talks in Beijing on Wednesday that China was prepared to play a “constructive role” in resolving international disputes.
Wang also called on Washington and Tehran to rebuild their negotiating mechanism and hold substantive consultations on unresolved issues.
Araghchi said after the meeting that decisions made in consultation with China would “decide future strategic balance in the region, with immeasurable knock-on effects.”
The discussions come ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington next week. China has not publicly offered to mediate directly between the U.S. and Iran, according to Iran International.
Yesterday’s Fox News Digital live blog offers additional coverage of the conflict with Iran.