Overview
- China publicly urged all parties to uphold ceasefire commitments and return to direct talks, a message Beijing delivered at the United Nations on Tuesday.
- Foreign Minister Wang Yi explicitly supported Pakistan’s “active mediation” role and discussed the situation with Pakistan’s army chief after Pakistan’s recent visits to Tehran and Beijing.
- Beijing said it has kept close communications with relevant parties, offered to play a constructive diplomatic role on Iran’s nuclear file, and emphasized protecting the global non‑proliferation regime.
- The call for diplomacy followed U.S. strikes in southern Iran that Washington described as acts of self‑defence and Iranian military claims, such as downing a U.S. drone, that have not been independently verified; the exchanges raise the risk of wider escalation.
- China used its May presidency of the UN Security Council to press for a UN‑endorsed political settlement, warning that failure to de‑escalate threatens civilians, Gulf shipping routes and global energy security.