Beijing: China urged both Iran and the United States to exercise wisdom and restraint, return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, and “engage in substantive consultations.”

According to National Iraqi News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi, “We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible” in order to maintain the stability of international energy and supply chains. “We do not want to see regional tensions spread further to Yemen and the Red Sea,” according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Wang noted that “the current situation proves once again that the existing security architecture in the Middle East is inadequate and needs reform and strengthening. China is ready to promote the principles of peace, fairness, and justice in the region, and its policy toward Iran remains firm and stable.”

Wang told Araqchi, who was on a one-day visit to Beijing, that Tehran and Washington should “rebuild the negotiating mechanism based on the consensus previously reached.”

The talks between the diplomats came a week before a planned meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Washington.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bisnett said on Tuesday that Trump and Xi would continue discussions on Iran and financial relations. Between China and the Islamic Republic.

It is worth noting that Beijing is the main buyer of Iranian oil and has repeatedly stressed the need to restore normal and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, but has largely refrained from directly condemning Tehran’s threats to shipping.